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Yuan H, Sun J, Wang S, Xiang Z, Yang F, Yan Y, Duan Y, Li L, Wu X, Si W. Primary culture of germ cells that portray stem cell characteristics and recipient preparation for autologous transplantation in the rhesus monkey. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:1567-1578. [PMID: 35104031 PMCID: PMC8899175 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fertility preservation for prepubertal cancer patients prior to oncologic treatment is an emerging issue, and non‐human primates are considered to constitute suitable models due to the limited availability of human testicular tissues. However, the feasibility of spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) propagation in vitro and autologous testicular germ cell transplantation in vivo requires further exploration in monkeys. Herein, we characterized germ cells in macaque testes at 6 months (M), 18 M and 60 M of age, and effectively isolated the spermatogenic cells (including the spermatogonia) from macaque testes with high purity (over 80%) using combined approaches of STA‐PUT separation, Percoll gradients and differential plating. We also generated recipient monkey testes with ablated endogenous spermatogenesis using the alkylating agent busulfan in six macaques, and successfully mimicked autologous cell transplantation in the testes under ultrasonographic guidance. The use of trypan blue led to successful intratubular injection in 4 of 4 testes. Although SSCs in culture showed no significant propagation, we were able to maintain monkey testicular germ cells with stem cell characteristics for up to 3 weeks. Collectively, these data provided meaningful information for future fertility preservation and SSC studies on both non‐human primates and humans.
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- Huaqin Yuan
- Cancer Center of Nanjing GaoChun People's Hospital, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Kumar A, Yadav B, Swain DK, Anand M, Madan AK, Yadav RKS, Kushawaha B, Yadav S. Dynamics of HSPA1A and redox status in the spermatozoa and fluid from different segments of goat epididymis. Cell Stress Chaperones 2020; 25:509-517. [PMID: 32207084 PMCID: PMC7193003 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-020-01102-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The present study was attempted to investigate the dynamics of HSPA1A and redox status in the spermatozoa and fluid of different segments of buck epididymis. Testes were collected from sexually mature and healthy bucks aged between 2 and 3 years. The fluid and spermatozoa from different segments (caput, corpus and cauda) were harvested for further processing and analysis. The concentration of HSPA1A in spermatozoa lysate and epididymal fluid and its relative mRNA expression in spermatozoa from different segments of epididymis were studied. The HSPA1A concentration in epididymal fluid was significantly (P < 0.01) higher in the corpus as compared with caput and cauda, whereas, its concentration and relative mRNA expression decreased significantly (P < 0.01) in the spermatozoa from caput to cauda. The activities of SOD, GR, GST, and concentrations of manoldialdehyde and ROS decreased significantly (P < 0.01) in the spermatozoa from caput to cauda. The glutathione concentration and GPx activity decreased significantly (P < 0.01) in the spermatozoa of cauda as compared with the corpus. The SOD activity and ROS concentration were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in corpus, and GR and GST activity were significantly (P < 0.01) higher in caput fluid as compared with corpus and cauda. It may be concluded that HSPA1A concentration and its relative mRNA expression in spermatozoa decreased progressively, and redox status was altered during transit from caput to cauda.
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- Akhilesh Kumar
- College of Biotechnology, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of Biotechnology, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Huang YL, Fu Q, Pan H, Chen FM, Zhao XL, Wang HJ, Zhang PF, Huang FL, Lu YQ, Zhang M. Spermatogenesis-associated proteins at different developmental stages of buffalo testicular seminiferous tubules identified by comparative proteomic analysis. Proteomics 2016; 16:2005-18. [PMID: 27173832 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The testicular seminiferous tubules contain Sertoli cells and different types of spermatogenic cells. They provide the microenvironment for spermatogenesis, but the precise molecular mechanism of spermatogenesis is still not well known. Here, we have employed tandem mass tag coupled to LC-MS/MS with the high-throughput quantitative proteomics technology to explore the protein expression from buffalo testicular seminiferous tubules at three different developmental stages (prepuberty, puberty, and postpuberty). The results show 304 differentially expressed proteins with a ≥2-fold change, and bioinformatics analysis indicates that 27 of these may be associated with spermatogenesis. Expression patterns of seven selected proteins were verified via Western blot and quantitative RT-PCR analysis, and further cellular localizations of these proteins by immunohistochemical or immunofluorescence analysis. Taken together, the results provide potential molecular markers of spermatogenesis and provide a rich resource for further studies on male reproduction regulation.
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- Yu-Lin Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Animal Reproduction Institute, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.,Guangxi High Education Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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Genetic diversity is a primary component of adaptive evolution, and its loss or reduction can decrease the long-term survival probability of populations. Utilization of cryopreserved semen may be considered a perfect tool to improve genetic diversity, reduce inbreeding, and avoid animal translocation for breeding. The present study aimed at finding a reliable epididymal sperm freezing protocol for the critically endangered onager (Equus hemionus onager). Six testicles from three animals were processed postmortem. The effects of two transportation temperatures (22°C and 4°C; testicles submerged in saline), two cryopreservation techniques (conventional liquid nitrogen vapor freezing in straws and directional freezing in 8-ml HollowTubes(TM)), and two postthaw incubation temperatures (22°C and 37°C; evaluated after 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 hr) were tested in a 2×2×2 experimental design. Sperm samples were evaluated for motility, viability, acrosome integrity, and sperm morphology. The resulting optimal freezing protocol includes transportation of testicles at 4°C, cryopreservation by directional freezing, and, if needed, postthaw incubation at 22°C. With this combination of transportation temperature and cryopreservation technique, the authors obtained the following postthaw values normalized to prefreezing values: 60.3±8.8% motility, 60.7±13.3% viability, 75.3±9.5% acrosome integrity, and 94.7±2.9% normal morphology (excluding defects due to the epididymal origin of the sperm). After incubation at 22°C, motility values for the above combination were 40±5.7%, 30.3±5.2%, 28.3±4.4%, and 16.7±4.4% for 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 hr, respectively. In conclusion, with this protocol, good quality semen can be stored for future use in artificial inseminations when and where needed.
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Developmental expression of heat shock proteins 60, 70, 90, and A2 in rabbit testis. Cell Tissue Res 2011; 344:355-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1151-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vydra N, Winiarski B, Rak-Raszewska A, Piglowski W, Mazurek A, Scieglinska D, Widlak W. The expression pattern of the 70-kDa heat shock protein Hspa2 in mouse tissues. Histochem Cell Biol 2009; 132:319-30. [PMID: 19462178 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-009-0605-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The highest expression level of a 70-kDa heat shock protein family member Hspa2 is detected specifically in meiotic and post-meiotic male germ cells, which is reflected by original name of this protein, i.e., testis-specific Hsp70. However, this chaperon protein could be also detected in certain somatic tissues. Here, the extra-testicular expression pattern of mouse Hspa2 was analyzed. We found expression of Hspa2 in various epithelial cells including lining of bronchioles and oviduct, columnar epithelium of endometrium, epithelial reticular cells of thymus, transitional epithelium of the urinary bladder, or ependymal cells covering walls of the ventricular system of the brain. Surprisingly, Hspa2 was a putative secretory protein in intestine, endometrial glands and subcommissural organ. Hspa2 was detected in central and peripheral nervous system: in neuron's bodies and fiber tracts, in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles, in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, in enteric ganglia of the gastrointestinal tract. Hspa2 was also expressed in smooth muscles and at low level in immune system (in germinal centers associated with B-lymphocyte production). In addition to somatic tissues listed above, Hspa2 was detected in oocytes arrested at diplotene of the first meiotic division.
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- Natalia Vydra
- Department of Tumor Biology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, 44-101, Gliwice, Poland
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Volpe S, Galeati G, Bernardini C, Tamanini C, Mari G, Zambelli D, Seren E, Spinaci M. Comparative Immunolocalization of Heat Shock Proteins (Hsp)-60, -70, -90 in Boar, Stallion, Dog and Cat Spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 43:385-92. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00918.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Han BK, Kim JN, Shin JH, Kim JK, Jo DH, Kim H, Han JY. Proteome analysis of chicken embryonic gonads: identification of major proteins from cultured gonadal primordial germ cells. Mol Reprod Dev 2005; 72:521-9. [PMID: 16161032 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) is an important model for research in developmental biology because its embryonic development occurs in ovo. To examine the mechanism of embryonic germ cell development, we constructed proteome map of gonadal primordial germ cells (gPGCs) from chicken embryonic gonads. Embryonic gonads were collected from 500 embryos at 6 days of incubation, and the gPGCs were cultured in vitro until colony formed. After 7-10 days in culture, gPGC colonies were separated from gonadal stroma cells (GSCs). Soluble extracts of cultured gPGCs were then fractionated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (pH 4-7). A number of protein spots, including those that displayed significant expression levels, were then identified by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and LC-MS/MS. Of the 89 gPGC spots examined, 50 yielded mass spectra that matched avian proteins found in on-line databases. Proteome map of this type will serve as an important reference for germ cell biology and transgenic research.
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- Beom Ku Han
- Avicore Biotechnology Institute Inc., Hanlim Human Tower, Gunpo City, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea
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Hafizur RM, Yano M, Gotoh T, Mori M, Terada K. Modulation of chaperone activities of Hsp70 and Hsp70-2 by a mammalian DnaJ/Hsp40 homolog, DjA4. J Biochem 2004; 135:193-200. [PMID: 15047721 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvh023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Type I DnaJs comprise one type of Hsp70 cochaperones. Previously, we showed that two type I DnaJ cochaperones, DjA1 (HSDJ/Hdj-2/Rdj-1/dj2) and DjA2 (cpr3/DNAJ3/Rdj-2/dj3), are important for mitochondrial protein import and luciferase refolding. Another type I DnaJ homolog, DjA4 (mmDjA4/dj4), is highly expressed in heart and testis, and the coexpression of Hsp70 and DjA4 protects against heat stress-induced cell death. Here, we have studied the chaperone functions of DjA4 by assaying the refolding of chemically or thermally denatured luciferase, suppression of luciferase aggregation, and the ATPase of Hsp70s, and compared these activities with those of DjA2. DjA4 stimulates the hydrolysis of ATP by Hsp70. DjA2, but not DjA4, together with Hsp70 caused denatured luciferase to refold efficiently. Together with Hsp70, both DjA2 and DjA4 are efficient in suppressing luciferase aggregation. bag-1 further stimulates ATP hydrolysis and protein refolding by Hsp70 plus DjA2 but not by Hsp70 plus DjA4. Hsp70-2, a testis-specific Hsp70 family member, behaves very similarly to Hsp70 in all these assays. Thus, Hsp70 and Hsp70-2 have similar activities in vitro, and DjA2 and DjA4 can function as partner cochaperones of Hsp70 and Hsp70-2. However, DjA4 is not functionally equivalent in modulating Hsp70s.
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- Rahman Md Hafizur
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556
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Scieglińska D, Vydra N, Krawczyk Z, Widłak W. Location of promoter elements necessary and sufficient to direct testis-specific expression of the Hst70/Hsp70.2 gene. Biochem J 2004; 379:739-47. [PMID: 14766014 PMCID: PMC1224129 DOI: 10.1042/bj20031842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2003] [Revised: 01/29/2004] [Accepted: 02/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The rat Hst70 gene and its mouse counterpart Hsp70.2 are expressed specifically in pachytene primary spermatocytes and spermatids. Here we demonstrate that a 165 bp fragment of the Hst70 gene promoter, containing the T1 transcription start site region, entire exon 1 and 42 bp 5' region of the intron, is sufficient to drive testis-specific expression of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene in transgenic mice with the same developmentally regulated pattern as the endogenous Hsp70.2 gene. We show further that high-level tissue-specific gene expression requires additional sequences localized upstream of the T2 transcription start site. Electrophoretic mobility-shift assay analysis revealed that only testes of juvenile rats, when Hst70 gene expression is repressed, contain proteins that specifically bind to the Oct (octamer) sequence localized directly downstream of the T1 site.
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- Dorota Scieglińska
- Department of Tumour Biology, Centre of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
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Nonoguchi K, Tokuchi H, Okuno H, Watanabe H, Egawa H, Saito K, Ogawa O, Fujita J. Expression of Apg-1, a member of the Hsp110 family, in the human testis and sperm. Int J Urol 2001; 8:308-14. [PMID: 11389747 DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00304.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Apg-1 encodes a heat shock protein belonging to the Hsp110 family and is inducible by a 32 degrees C to 39 degrees C heat shock in somatic cells. In mouse testicular germ cells Apg-1 mRNA is constitutively expressed depending on the developmental stage. As human Apg-1 has recently been identified, the expression of Apg-1 in the human testis and sperm was investigated. METHODS Expression and heat-inducibility of Apg-1 in the human testicular germ cell tumor cell line, NEC8, was analyzed. Using an antimouse Apg-1 antibody, expression of Apg-1 in the human testis and sperm was examined by western blotting after confirmation of the specificity of the antibody. The cells expressing Apg-1 in the testis were further determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Slight induction of Apg-1 mRNA was detected in NEC8 cells after 32 degrees C to 39 degrees C temperature shift. In the human testis, the antibody specifically recognized Apg-1, which was absent in the testis without germ cells (Sertoli-cell-only syndrome) or arrested at spermatogonia. Spermatocytes and spermatids, but not testicular somatic cells, were positively stained with the anti-Apg-1 antibody. By western blot analysis, Apg-1 was detected in the preparation enriched for sperm from normal volunteers and infertile patients, but not from azoospermia patients. CONCLUSION Apg-1 is developmentally expressed in human testicular germ cells and sperm, suggesting its role in spermatogenesis and fertilization. Identification of substrates for Apg-1 chaperone activity will help elucidate its function.
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- K Nonoguchi
- Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Hartmann E, Lingwood CA, Reidl J. Heat-inducible surface stress protein (Hsp70) mediates sulfatide recognition of the respiratory pathogen Haemophilus influenzae. Infect Immun 2001; 69:3438-41. [PMID: 11292771 PMCID: PMC98307 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.5.3438-3441.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The in vitro glycolipid binding specificity of clinical strains of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is altered to include sulfated glycolipids following a brief heat shock. We have constructed, expressed, and purified a recombinant protein of H. influenzae Hsp70, which showed significant specific binding to sulfated galactolipids in vitro. Furthermore, indirect immunofluorescence demonstrates that Hsp70 proteins are surface exposed in H. influenzae only after heat shock and are contained in the outer membrane protein fractions.
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- E Hartmann
- Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, Würzburg, Germany.
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Huang SY, Kuo YH, Lee YP, Tsou HL, Lin EC, Ju CC, Lee WC. Association of heat shock protein 70 with semen quality in boars. Anim Reprod Sci 2000; 63:231-40. [PMID: 10989233 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(00)00175-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study attempted to clarify the relationship between the levels of 70kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) and semen quality in boars. Semen samples from 29 (13 Duroc, 9 Landrace, and 7 Yorkshire) boars (mean age=25.2+/-2.2 months) were examined. Three to four ejaculates per boar, collected during cool and hot seasons, were evaluated in terms of the sperm concentration, sperm motility, percentage of normal and abnormal sperm, as well as percentage of sperm with proximal and distal plasma droplets. Significant seasonal and breed differences in semen quality were observed. Experimental results indicate that the semen quality of Landrace boars was better than those of Yorkshire and Duroc boars (P<0.05) and semen quality declined significantly during the hot season (P<0.05). One-dimensional SDS-PAGE analysis of spermatozoa proteins indicated that protein profiles did not significantly differ between seasons and among breeds. Both constitutive and stress-inducible form of HSP70 were detected in boar spermatozoa by Western blot analysis. The level of HSP70, which revealed no difference among breeds within a season, was significantly lower during the hot season in all the three breeds (P<0.05). Although there appeared to be low correlation coefficients between the level of HSP70 and semen quality traits, the semen quality tended to decline significantly in samples with a lower level of HSP70. Results in this study suggest that the levels of HSP70 in boar spermatozoa are significantly lower during the hot season and might be associated with semen quality.
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- S Y Huang
- Department of Comparative Medicine, Pig Research Institute Taiwan, P. O. Box 23, Chunan 350, ROC, Miaoli, Taiwan
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Huszar G, Stone K, Dix D, Vigue L. Putative creatine kinase M-isoform in human sperm is identifiedas the 70-kilodalton heat shock protein HspA2. Biol Reprod 2000; 63:925-32. [PMID: 10952940 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.3.925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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We previously described a putative creatine kinase M isoform in human sperm that is developmentally regulated and expressed during late spermiogenesis, simultaneous with cytoplasmic extrusion. We have now identified this protein as the testis-expressed 70-kDa heat shock protein chaperone known as HspA2 (the human homologue of mouse Hsp70-2). We have isolated and characterized HspA2 (formerly CK-M) by amino acid sequencing and have localized it by immunocytochemistry to spermatocytes at low levels, to spermatids, and in the tail of mature sperm. The specificity of the CK-M/HspA2 antiserum to HspA2 was demonstrated on immunoblots of one- and two-dimensional SDS-PAGE. In agreement with our earlier biochemical data, immunocytochemistry of testicular tissue indicated that HspA2 is selectively expressed in mature spermatids and in sperm about to be released in the seminiferous tubuli. The identity of HspA2 has been further confirmed by cross-absorption of the mouse HSP70-2 antibody by the HspA2/CK-M fraction, and by identical immunostaining patterns of human testicular tissue using either the anti-CK-M/HspA2 or an anti-mouse Hsp70-2 antisera. During spermiogenesis, both cytoplasmic extrusion and plasma membrane remodeling, which facilitate the formation of the zona pellucida binding site, involve major intrasperm protein transport, which may be chaperoned by HspA2. Accordingly, in immature human sperm, which fail to express HspA2, there is cytoplasmic retention and lack of zona pellucida binding. The present findings provide the biological rationale for the role of the human HspA2 as an objective biochemical marker of sperm function and male fertility, which we have established in earlier clinical studies.
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- G Huszar
- The Sperm Physiology Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, W.M. Keck Foundation Biotechnology Resource Laboratory, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Dix DJ, Allen JW, Collins BW, Poorman-Allen P, Mori C, Blizard DR, Brown PR, Goulding EH, Strong BD, Eddy EM. HSP70-2 is required for desynapsis of synaptonemal complexes during meiotic prophase in juvenile and adult mouse spermatocytes. Development 1997; 124:4595-603. [PMID: 9409676 DOI: 10.1242/dev.124.22.4595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Spermatogenic cells synthesize a unique 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70-2) during prophase of meiosis I, and targeted disruption of the Hsp70-2 gene has shown that this protein is required for spermatogenic cell differentiation in adult mice. HSP70-2 is associated with synaptonemal complexes formed between paired homologous chromosomes during meiotic prophase. The present study focuses on the nearly synchronous first wave of spermatogenesis in 12- to 28-day old juvenile mice to determine more precisely when HSP70-2 is required and what meiotic processes are affected by its absence. Spermatogenesis in homozygous mutant mice (Hsp70-2[−/−]) proceeded normally until day 15 when increasing numbers of pachytene spermatocytes became apoptotic and differentiation of cells beyond the pachytene stage began to falter. Synaptonemal complexes assembled in Hsp70-2(−/−) mice and spermatocytes developed through the final pachytene substage. However, synaptonemal complexes failed to desynapse and normal diplotene spermatocytes were not observed. Metaphase spermatocytes were not seen in tissue sections from testes of Hsp70-2(−/−) mice, and expression of mRNAs and antigens characteristic of late pachytene spermatocytes (e.g., cyclin A1) and development of spermatids did not occur. Thus, HSP70-2 is required for synaptonemal complex desynapsis, and its absence severely impairs the transition of spermatogenic cells through the late meiotic stages and results in apoptosis beginning with the first wave of germ cell development in juvenile mice.
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- D J Dix
- Reproductive Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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Mamelak D, Lingwood C. Expression and sulfogalactolipid binding specificity of the recombinant testis-specific cognate heat shock protein 70. Glycoconj J 1997; 14:715-22. [PMID: 9337084 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018569417218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Immunofluorescent studies with anti-2A antisera, raised specifically against a synthetic C-terminal peptide of native murine P70, the testes-specific cognate heat shock protein 70, demonstrated that the rat homologue of P70 is expressed on the surface of testicular cells. The murine hsp 70.2 gene, encoding P70, was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant P70 (rP70) protein with a 6Xhistidine affinity tag at its amino terminus was purified from E. coli via nickel affinity column chromatography. Monoclonal anti-hsp70 antisera and anti-2A antisera cross-reacted with purified rP70. Binding of rP70 was specific for sulfogalactosylceramide (SGC) and sulfogalactosyglycerolipid (SGG). Binding was not inhibited by the sugar, galactose 3'sulfate, nor was binding observed to desulfated derivatives of SGC and SGG, to other negatively charged lipids or other sulfated lipids. Furthermore, rP70 bound to an SGC-column and was eluted only at high salt in combination with high pH. These results show rP70 to possess a specific sulfatide binding site. Since the biochemical properties and immunoreactivity of rP70 are indistinguishable from native P70 and SLIP1 (testicular sulfoglycolipid immobilized protein 1) rP70 can be employed to examine the role of hsp70-mediated sulfatide binding in fertilization.
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- D Mamelak
- Department of Microbiology, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Allen JW, Dix DJ, Collins BW, Merrick BA, He C, Selkirk JK, Poorman-Allen P, Dresser ME, Eddy EM. HSP70-2 is part of the synaptonemal complex in mouse and hamster spermatocytes. Chromosoma 1996; 104:414-21. [PMID: 8601336 DOI: 10.1007/bf00352265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mouse spermatogenic cells are known to express HSP70-2, a member of the HSP70 family of heat-shock proteins. The purpose of the present study was to characterize further the expression and localization of HSP70-2 in meiotic cells of mice and hamsters. After separating mouse spermatogenic cells into cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions, proteins were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and detected with HSP-specific antibodies. Of several HSP70 proteins identified in the cytoplasm, only HSC70 and HSP70-2 were also detected in the nucleus. Immunocytological analyses of spermatocyte prophase cells revealed that HSP70-2 was associated with the synaptonemal complex. Surface-spread synaptonemal complexes at pachytene and diplotene stages labeled distinctly with the antiserum to HSP70-2. Synaptonemal complexes from fetal mouse oocytes failed to show any evidence of HSP70-2. Reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses of gene expression confirmed this sex specificity; Hsp70-2 mRNA was detected in mouse testes, but not ovaries. These findings are suggestive of a previously unsuspected sexual dimorphism in structure and/or function of the synaptonemal complex.
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- J W Allen
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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