Interaction of protein- and DNA-loaded liposomes with sperm cells
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
3109966
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- MeSH
- Amines MeSH
- Cholesterol MeSH
- DNA metabolism MeSH
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate MeSH
- Fluoresceins MeSH
- Fluorescent Dyes MeSH
- Phosphatidylcholines * MeSH
- Phosphatidylserines * MeSH
- Liposomes administration & dosage MeSH
- Mice, Inbred BALB C MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Serum Albumin, Bovine metabolism MeSH
- Spermatids metabolism MeSH
- Spermatocytes metabolism MeSH
- Spermatozoa cytology metabolism MeSH
- Thiocyanates MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Amines MeSH
- Cholesterol MeSH
- DNA MeSH
- Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate MeSH
- Fluoresceins MeSH
- Fluorescent Dyes MeSH
- Phosphatidylcholines * MeSH
- Phosphatidylserines * MeSH
- Liposomes MeSH
- Serum Albumin, Bovine MeSH
- stearylamine MeSH Browser
- Thiocyanates MeSH
Liposomes were loaded with fluorescence-labelled serum albumin and their interaction with mouse spermatozoa was examined in a fluorescence microscope. In the presence of polyethylene glycol 1500, fluorescence became unevenly distributed along the entire body of mature spermatozoa, mostly in the form of aggregates, indicating adsorption of liposomes to the surface of the cells. The fluorescence could be largely removed by washing the cells. In the case of immature sperm cells, fluorescence was evenly distributed on the cells and was not removed by extensive washing, suggesting an internalization of the labelled albumin. A more direct evidence for the entrance of liposome-entrapped macromolecules into the immature sperm cells was provided by autoradiography: radioactivity was found in discrete spots in spermatocytes upon their incubation with liposomes containing isotopically labelled DNA.