Protamine and other proteins in sperm and seminal plasma as molecular markers of bull fertility

Vet World Vol.13 March-2020 Article-24

Review Article

Veterinary World, 13(3): 556-562

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.556-562

Berlin Pandapotan Pardede¹, Muhammad Agil², and Iman Supriatna²

1. Reproductive Biology Study Program, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.
2. Department of Veterinary Clinic, Reproduction and Pathology, Division of Reproduction and Obstetric, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia.

Background and Aim: Fertility is the most important aspect in the efforts to increase livestock populations. Protamine and various proteins in sperm and seminal plasma are the results of the molecular analysis which can be used as a marker of fertility. Each of the proteins plays an important role in the normal function of sperm, starting from the formation of sperm structure, motility, capacitation, cell protection, acrosome reactions, successful fertilization, egg activation, and embryonic development. Finally, these molecular components can be a marker of fertility and can help to diagnose the cases of infertility/subfertility in livestock in the field.

Keywords: fertility, molecular marker, protamine, seminal plasma, sperm proteins.

How to cite this article: Pardede BP, Agil M, Supriatna I (2020) Protamine and other proteins in sperm and seminal plasma as molecular markers of bull fertility, Veterinary World, 13(3): 556-562.

Received: 21-09-2019 Accepted: 14-02-2020 Published online: 25-03-2020

Corresponding author: Muhammad Agil E-mail: rhinogil@googlemail.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.556-562

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