CT55变异通过损害GABARAP依赖性自噬体成熟导致人类弱畸精子症
CT55 variants impair GABARAP-dependent autophagosome maturation to cause asthenoteratozoospermia in humans
摘要
研究在两例无亲缘关系的重度弱畸精子症(AST)男性中鉴定出两处新的半合子CT55变异:多外显子缺失截短变异(exon1_4del;p.Met1_Glu180del)与错义变异(c.433C>T;p.Pro145Ser)。结合超微结构、免疫荧光与生化分析,发现两变异以不同机制干扰CT55对GABARAP依赖性自噬体成熟的调控:截短型仍可与GABARAP结合但可能阻碍下游成熟,错义型则降低CT55表达并减弱CT55-GABARAP互作。患者精子表现为p62蓄积、LC3-II/LC3-I比值升高,以及顶体畸形、中段排列紊乱和轴丝不稳定等多区室重塑缺陷。结果支持CT55功能缺陷是Human AST的致病原因之一。
原文摘要
Asthenoteratozoospermia (AST) is a major cause of male infertility, yet the molecular connection between autophagy and sperm structural remodeling remains incompletely defined. Here, we identify two novel hemizygous cancer-testis antigen 55 (CT55) variants in unrelated men with severe AST: a multi-exonic truncation (exon1_4del; p.Met1_Glu180del) and a missense mutation (c.433C > T; p.Pro145Ser). Using integrated ultrastructural, immunofluorescence, and biochemical analyses, we show that these variants are associated with the altered CT55-mediated regulation of GABARAP-dependent autophagosome maturation through potentially distinct mechanisms. The truncating variant produces a shortened CT55 isoform that retains measurable GABARAP interaction but may impair downstream autophagosome maturation, whereas the missense variant reduces CT55 expression and weakens the CT55-GABARAP interaction in cell-based assays. Patient spermatozoa exhibit p62 accumulation, elevated LC3-II/LC3-I ratios, and broad cytoplasmic remodeling defects, including acrosomal malformation, midpiece disorganization, and axonemal instability. These findings support CT55 dysfunction as a cause of human AST and suggest that the disrupted CT55-associated autophagic regulation may contribute to multi-compartment sperm abnormalities. Our work expands the genetic and mechanistic framework of CT55-related male infertility and provides insights for molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling.
推荐理由:首次将CT55变异与GABARAP依赖性自噬体成熟缺陷及人类弱畸精子症联系起来,为男性不育的分子诊断与遗传咨询提供新基因-机制线索;但样本仅两例家系,机制证据以体外细胞验证为主,属中等力度证据。
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