Fist batch of oral reports (For Dec. 22-25, 2021)

BIO 133 LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) • FERTILIZATION

BIO 133 LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) • FERTILIZATION

by Mariel Jose -
Number of replies: 3

Good day, everyone! We are Mariel Jose, Dino Spencer Pabilico, and Eliana Rachelle Tamaña from LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) class, and we were tasked to discuss about a research study concerning fertilization.

Attached is the link to our oral report discussing our chosen journal article entitled "Participation of the sperm proteasome in human fertilization" by Morales et al. (2003). Kindly use your UP mail to be able to view the file.

LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IinNys72_sGYqUJcBmlgGZCrD9TM_dMH/view?usp=sharing

Should you have any questions or clarifications regarding the study, feel free to comment them down below, and we will do our best to answer all of them. Thank you very much and happy holidays! 🎄

In reply to Mariel Jose

Re: BIO 133 LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) • FERTILIZATION

by Lydia LEONARDO -
Thank you for this interesting report. Do you think this study can be used as basis for further studies on male infertility? Do you think exposures to certain hazardous chemicals can affect the acrosomal reaction discussed in this study?
In reply to Mariel Jose

Re: BIO 133 LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) • FERTILIZATION

by Bianca Felice Valdez -
Hi Mariel, Dino, and Eliana!

This is Bianca from Group 10.

First, I want to congratulate your group on a job well done on your presentation! It was full of useful information and very concise. It was mentioned that proteasome plays a significant role in the acrosomal reaction. With that being said, our group (Borromeo, Mateo, Valdez) are interested to know what could possibly happen if mutations in proteasome occur, and how this could affect the acrosomal reaction and/or fertilization in general.

Thank you once again and happy holidays to your group! :—)
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Re: BIO 133 LEC 2 (TF 10AM - 11:30AM) • FERTILIZATION

by Ayesha Elianne Razuman -
Hello, Miss Mariel Jose, Miss Eliana Tamaña, and Mister Dino Pabilico!

I am Ayesha from Group 6. :)

Our group (Quinto, Santos, Razuman) would like to thank you for sharing more knowledge regarding the concepts of fertilization with our BIO 133 class. We would also like to comment that the visuals of your presentation, together with the brief and detailed information you have provided, have fully captured the essence of the study! Through this research, the physiological role of the sperm proteasome in mammals, especially in humans, was introduced and discussed. Your presentation fascinated us with the importance of sperm proteasome that we went ahead and looked through other studies such as by Sutovsky (2011) and Miles & Sutovsky (2014), although your study is the first of its topic and we find it is more interesting. With that, we would like to ask the following questions, such as if you have any suggestions on how this study can be further improved? Moreover, how and in what way can the findings of this study help the scientific community of human reproductive medicine in terms of its diagnostic and therapeutic applications? Thank you very much and congratulations on a job well done!

Studies cited:
Miles, E. & Sutovsky, P. (2014). Sperm proteasome as a putative egg coat lysin in mammals. Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants, 1: 441-463. DOI:10.1007/978-4-431-54589-7_37

Sutovsky, P. (2011). Sperm proteasome and fertilization. Reproduction, 142(1): 1-14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-11-0041