Higher abundance of DLD protein in buffalo bull spermatozoa causes elevated ROS production leading to early sperm capacitation and reduction in fertilizing ability.
Seema KaranwalAnkit PalFanny JosanAditya PatelJatinder Singh CheraSonam YadavVikrant GaurPreeti VermaShiva BadrhanVitika ChauhanMukesh BhakatTirtha Kumar DattaRakesh KumarPublished in: Journal of animal science and biotechnology (2024)
The present study provides an initial evidence explaining the buffalo bull spermatozoa with higher DLD abundance undergo early capacitation, which subsequently reduces their capacity to fertilize.