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Proteins, Expression, Isolation and Analysis> | … Human CSPβ fused to His 6 in pET28a was from GenScript (NJ, USA). The rabbit polyclonal anti-CSP antibody (affinity-purified with the immunogen directed towards the amino acids … | Get A Quote |
Membrane fusion in sperm cells is crucial for acrosomal exocytosis and must be preserved to ensure fertilizing capacity. Evolutionarily conserved protein machinery regulates acrosomal exocytosis. Molecular chaperones play a vital role in spermatogenesis and post-testicular maturation. Cysteine string protein (CSP) is a member of the Hsp40 co-chaperones, and the participation of molecular chaperones in acrosomal exocytosis is poorly understood. In particular, the role of CSP in acrosomal exocytosis has not been reported so far. Using western blot and indirect immunofluorescence, we show that CSP is present in human sperm, is palmitoylated, and predominantly bound to membranes. Moreover, using functional assays a... More