Zhen Chen1, Dupeng Ma2, Tingyu Jin2, Ziqi Yu2, Jiong Li2, Qi Sun2, Zejia Li2, Ziye Du2, Rong Liu2, Yi Li3, Mengcheng Luo4. 1. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. zhenchenart@163.com. 2. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. 3. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. 4. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. luomengcheng@whu.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Skp1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) E3 ligase complex plays an important role in regulating spermatogenesis and fertility in mice. As a member of F-box proteins, the function of F-box and WD-40 domain protein 17 (Fbxw17) during spermatogenesis and fertility is unclear. In this study, we illustrate its function for spermatogenesis and fertility. METHODS AND RESULTS: Here, we generated the Fbxw17 knockout (KO) mouse model by using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and analyzed the meiotic process and the fertility. Then, our results demonstrated that testis and sperm in the Fbxw17 KO mice had normal morphology. The testis weight, sperm count and fertility of Fbxw17 KO mice showed no significant difference compared with the wild-type mice. Subsequently, histological analysis of Fbxw17 KO mice revealed apparently normal germ cells of all stages and mature spermatozoa. Meanwhile, nuclear spread analysis showed that the synaptonemal complex formation and DSB repair proceeded normally in Fbxw17-deficient spermatocytes. Furthermore, we didn't find defects in the meiotic prophase I spermatocytes and germ cells showed no apparent apoptosis in Fbxw17 KO mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that Fbxw17 is dispensable for fertility in mice.
BACKGROUND: Skp1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) E3 ligase complex plays an important role in regulating spermatogenesis and fertility in mice. As a member of F-box proteins, the function of F-box and WD-40 domain protein 17 (Fbxw17) during spermatogenesis and fertility is unclear. In this study, we illustrate its function for spermatogenesis and fertility. METHODS AND RESULTS: Here, we generated the Fbxw17 knockout (KO) mouse model by using the CRISPR/Cas9 system and analyzed the meiotic process and the fertility. Then, our results demonstrated that testis and sperm in the Fbxw17 KO mice had normal morphology. The testis weight, sperm count and fertility of Fbxw17 KO mice showed no significant difference compared with the wild-type mice. Subsequently, histological analysis of Fbxw17 KO mice revealed apparently normal germ cells of all stages and mature spermatozoa. Meanwhile, nuclear spread analysis showed that the synaptonemal complex formation and DSB repair proceeded normally in Fbxw17-deficient spermatocytes. Furthermore, we didn't find defects in the meiotic prophase I spermatocytes and germ cells showed no apparent apoptosis in Fbxw17 KO mice. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that Fbxw17 is dispensable for fertility in mice.
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