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Normal sperm flagellar shape and movement are essential for fertilization. The integral protein outer dense fiber 4 (ODF4) localizes to ODFs, but its function remains unclear. Adenylate kinase (AK) is a phosphotransferase that catalyzes the interconversion and controls the concentration equilibrium of adenine nucleotides. AK shuttles ATP to energy-consuming sites. Here, we report on the relationship of flagellar shape and movement with ODF4, AK1 and AK2 by using Odf4-deletion (Odf4) mice. Soluble ODF4 is coimmunoprecipitated with AK1 and AK2 in Odf4 spermatozoa. ODF4, AK1 and AK2 localize to whole flagella (plasmalemma, mitochondria, ODFs, and residual cytoplasmic droplets (CDs)), principal pieces, and midpieces, respectively. Odf4 sperm flagella lose ODF4 and reduce AK1 and AK2 but produce ATP. The flagellum is bent (hairpin flagellum) with a large CD in the midpiece. There is no motility in the midpiece, but the principal piece is motile. Odf4 spermatozoa progress backward and fail to ascend in the uterus. Thus, Odf4 males are infertile owing to abnormal flagellar shape and movement caused mainly by the loss of ODF4 with AK1 and AK2. This study is supported by the rescue experiment; the abnormalities and male infertility caused by Odf4 deletion were reversed by Odf4 restoration.
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