The sperm-zona pellucida-binding assay in vitro was used as a functional test for zona pellucida-binding ability of boar spermatozoa after co-incubation with monoclonal antibodies against intra-acrosomal proteins. The effect of monoclonal antibodies ACR.2 against boar acrosin (55, 53, 45 and 38 kDa), and Hs-8 against boar intra-acrosomal protein (230, 110, 88, 60, 48 kDa) on boar spermatozoa-porcine oocyte binding was examined. The sperm-zona pellucida-binding was reduced when medium was supplemented with monoclonal antibodies during sperm-oocyte co-incubation, but not when capacitated spermatozoa were pretreated with monoclonal antibodies before incubation with oocytes. Our results show that the monoclonal antibodies (ACR.2, Hs-8) against intra-acrosomal proteins reduce the secondary sperm-zona pellucida-binding with statistically significant difference. This suggests the role of these proteins in the early phases of fertilization.

Department of Biology and Biochemistry of Fertilization Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Prague

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