Effects of Deficient Glycosylation and Deglycosylation on Sperm Condition in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- 1University of North Florida
Abstract
Congenital disorders of glycosylation and deglycosylation are rare, serious, and lethal disorders afflicting humans. CDGs and CDDGs result in loss of function enzymes which fail to build or break down oligosaccharides on proteins. This can produce protein aggregates and, in turn, reactive oxygen species that harm the cell eventually leading to autophagy and apoptosis. Because sperm contain high concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids, they are especially sensitive to these effects, which is understood as one of the leading factors in human male infertility. Sperm are developed in zebrafish similarly to humans and are useful models to examine human reproductive health, as well as genetic disorders. The combination of these advantages makes the analysis of sperm from zebrafish with heterozygous ALG1 or DPAGT1 CDGs or the NGLY1 CDDG suitable. Analysis of sperm concentration, motility, status, viability, and hypoosmotic swelling demonstrated the effects of these disorders on sperm quality. Results showed a significant decrease in sperm concentration, motility, and hypoosmotic swelling for all mutant zebrafish compared to the wild type. This suggests that CDGs and CDDGs influence the amount of sperm produced, the percentage of sperm cells that are mobile, and the integrity of the plasma membrane.
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BibTeX
@misc{mcgraw2026effects,
title = {{Effects of Deficient Glycosylation and Deglycosylation on Sperm Condition in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)}},
author = {K. McGraw and M. Mooney},
howpublished = {bioRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.64898/2026.07.01.735899},
url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.01.735899v2},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Effects of Deficient Glycosylation and Deglycosylation on Sperm Condition in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
AU - K. McGraw
AU - M. Mooney
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/01
PB - bioRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.07.01.735899
UR - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.01.735899v2
AB - Congenital disorders of glycosylation and deglycosylation are rare, serious, and lethal disorders afflicting humans. CDGs and CDDGs result in loss of function enzymes which fail to build or break down oligosaccharides on proteins. This can produce protein aggregates and, in turn, reactive oxygen species that harm the cell eventually leading to autophagy and apoptosis. Because sperm contain high concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids, they are especially sensitive to these effects, which is understood as one of the leading factors in human male infertility. Sperm are developed in zebrafish similarly to humans and are useful models to examine human reproductive health, as well as genetic disorders. The combination of these advantages makes the analysis of sperm from zebrafish with heterozygous ALG1 or DPAGT1 CDGs or the NGLY1 CDDG suitable. Analysis of sperm concentration, motility, status, viability, and hypoosmotic swelling demonstrated the effects of these disorders on sperm quality. Results showed a significant decrease in sperm concentration, motility, and hypoosmotic swelling for all mutant zebrafish compared to the wild type. This suggests that CDGs and CDDGs influence the amount of sperm produced, the percentage of sperm cells that are mobile, and the integrity of the plasma membrane.
ER -