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Perspective in the Mechanisms for Repairing Sperm DNA Damage

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Journal Reprod Sci
Publisher Springer
Date 2024 Sep 27
PMID 39333437
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Abstract

DNA damage in spermatozoa is a major cause of male infertility. It is also associated with adverse reproductive outcomes (including reduced fertilization rates, embryo quality and pregnancy rates, and higher rates of spontaneous miscarriage). The damage to sperm DNA occurs during the production and maturation of spermatozoa, as well as during their transit through the male reproductive tract. DNA damage repair typically occurs during spermatogenesis, oocytes after fertilization, and early embryonic development stages. The known mechanisms of sperm DNA repair mainly include nucleotide excision repair (NER), base excision repair (BER), mismatch repair (MMR), and double-strand break repair (DSBR). The most severe type of sperm DNA damage is double-strand break, and it will be repaired by DSBR, including homologous recombination (HR), classical non-homologous end joining (cNHEJ), alternative end joining (aEJ), and single-strand annealing (SSA). However, the precise mechanisms of DNA repair in spermatozoa remain incompletely understood. DNA repair-associated proteins are of great value in the repair of sperm DNA. Several repair-related proteins have been identified as playing critical roles in condensing chromatin, regulating transcription, repairing DNA damage, and regulating the cell cycle. It is noteworthy that XRCC4-like factor (XLF) and paralog of XRCC4 and XLF (PAXX) -mediated dimerization promote the processing of populated ends for cNHEJ repair, which suggests that XLF and PAXX have potential value in the mechanism of sperm DNA repair. This review summarizes the classic and potential repair mechanisms of sperm DNA damage, aiming to provide a perspective for further research on DNA damage repair mechanisms.

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