Abstract
Acephalic spermatozoa is a very rare disorder of male infertility. Here, in a patient from from a consanguineous family, we have identified, by whole-exome sequencing, a homozygous mutation (c.G2783A, p.G928D) in the BRDT gene. The gene product, BRDT, is a testis-specific protein that is considered an important drug target for male contraception. The G928D mutation is in the P-TEFb binding domain, which mediates the interaction with transcription elongation factor and might affect the transcriptional activities of downstream genes. By RNA-sequencing analysis of cells expressing the BRDT mutation, we found the p.G928D mutation protein causes mis-regulation of 899 genes compared with BRDT wild-type cells. Furthermore, by Gene Ontology analysis, the upregulated genes in p.G928D cells were enriched in the processes of intracellular transport, RNA splicing, cell cycle and DNA metabolic process, revealing the underlying mechanism of the pathology that leads to acephalic spermatozoa.
Highlights
Annotation NM_014272:exon21:c.G4496A:p.R1499Q, NM_019032:exon17:c.G2839A:p.V947M, NM_005745:exon2:c.T53C:p.V18A, NM_207189:exon19:c.G2783A:p.G928D, NM_004009:exon17:c.C2084G:p.A695G, NM_144618:exon6:c.C701T:p.A234V, NM_015635:exon19:c.G3232A:p.A1078T, NM_001195256:exon1:c.C67T:p.P23S, NM_014520:exon1:c.T104C:p.F35S, NM_006213:exon8:c.C773T:p.S258L, NM_003557:exon1:c.C68A:p.S23Y, NM_006598:exon19:c.C2498T:p.S833L, NM_178505:exon1:c.G25T:p.A9S, NM_000743:exon5:c.C1112T:p.P371L, NM_001161808:exon7:c.G1301A:p.R434H, NM_025130:exon14:c.A1984C:p.M662L, Supplementary Table 2: DNA Primers used in this study
Goat Anti-Rabbit IgG (H+L) Goat Anti-Mouse IgG (H+L)
Summary
Whole-exome sequencing identified a homozygous BRDT mutation in a patient with acephalic spermatozoa
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