A novel role for ATP2B in ascidians: Ascidian-specific mutations in ATP2B contribute to sperm chemotaxis.

Sperm chemotaxis, in which sperms are attracted to conspecific eggs via species-specific attractants, plays an important role in fertilization. This phenomenon has been observed in various animals and species-specific sperm attractants have been reported in some species. However, the mechanisms involved in the reception and recognition of the species-specific attractant by the sperms is poorly studied. Previously, we found that the plasma membrane-type Ca2+ /ATPase (PMCA) is the receptor for the sperm-activating and -attracting factor (SAAF) in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. To determine the role of PMCA in species-specific sperm chemotaxis, we identified the amino acid sequences of PMCAs derived from six Phlebobranchia species. The testis-specific splice variant of PMCA was found to be present in all the species investigated and the ascidian-specific sequence was detected near the 3'-terminus. Moreover, dN/dS analysis revealed that the extracellular loops 1, 2, and 4 in ascidian PMCA underwent a positive selection. These findings suggest that PMCA recognizes the species-specific structure of SAAF at the extracellular loops 1, 2, and 4, and its testis-specific C-terminal region is involved in the activation and chemotaxis of ascidian sperms.

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