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Expression pattern of heat shock protein 90AB (HSP90AB) and stress-inducible protein 1 (Stip1) during spermatogenesis of mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 231:42-51. [PMID: 30735774 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), which functions as a molecular chaperone, plays an important role in reproduction and cellular defense. Among the HSP90 family, HSP90AB is an important isoform. Stress-inducible protein 1 (Stip1) acts as a co-chaperone that mediates interactions with HSP90 and appears to be a player in spermatogenesis and stress response. However, the functions of both HSP90 and Stip1 during spermatogenesis and heat stress response in Boleophthalmus pectinirostris remain unknown. We investigated mRNA expression patterns of HSP90AB and Stip1 under heat stress conditions. The results showed that mRNA levels of HSP90AB and Stip1 were significantly upregulated in the gill and liver tissues, indicating that HSP90AB and Stip1 appear to play roles in protection against heat stress. Then we cloned the complete cDNA of HSP90AB and Stip1, which have product lengths of 2546 and 2652 bp, respectively. The predicted secondary and tertiary structures of B. pectinirostris. HSP90AB and Stip1 contain conserved domains. We investigated the expression patterns of HSP90AB and Stip1 in different tissues by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, HSP90AB and Stip1 were found to be ubiquitously expressed in all major tissues and exhibited varying expression levels, indicating that HSP90AB and Stip1 have conserved biological functions. HSP90AB and Stip1 were found to be strongly expressed in the testis, indicating their special roles in this organ. We also tracked the dynamic locations of germinal cells using in situ hybridization. Results from in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence localization showed that both mRNA transcripts and proteins of HSP90AB and Stip1 were ubiquitously expressed in spermatocytes, spermatids, and spermatozoa, indicating that HSP90AB and Stip1 are both involved in spermatogenesis.
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Morano KA, Thiele DJ. Heat shock factor function and regulation in response to cellular stress, growth, and differentiation signals. Gene Expr 2018; 7:271-82. [PMID: 10440228 PMCID: PMC6174667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Heat shock factors (HSF) activate the transcription of genes encoding products required for protein folding, processing, targeting, degradation, and function. Although HSFs have been extensively studied with respect to their role in thermotolerance and the activation of gene expression in response to environmental stress, the involvement of HSFs in response to stresses associated with cell growth and differentiation, and in response to normal physiological processes is becoming increasingly clear. In this work, we review recent advances toward understanding how cells transmit growth control and developmental signals, and interdigitate cellular physiology, to regulate HSF function.
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- Kevin A. Morano
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0606
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0606
- Address correspondence to Dennis J. Thiele. Tel: (734) 763-5717; Fax: (734) 763-4581; E-mail:
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Viruses hijack host machineries for replicating themselves efficiently. Host protein quality control machineries (QC) not only assist protein folding to form bona fide proteins with active functions but also get rid of un/misfolded proteins via degradation to maintain the protein homeostasis. Previous studies have reported that viruses utilize QC at various steps for their lifecycles. Recently we defined Hsp70s and their cochaperones, DnaJs functions on Dengue lifecycle. Here we summarize the significance of QC on Dengue virus.
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Zhang XG, Li H, Hu JH. Effects of various cryoprotectants on the quality of frozen-thawed immature bovine (Qinchuan cattle) calf testicular tissue. Andrologia 2017; 49. [PMID: 28295478 DOI: 10.1111/and.12743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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To investigate the effects of different concentrations of various cryoprotectants (CPs) on the cell viability as well as expression of spermatogenesis-related genes, such as CREM, Stra8 and HSP70-2 in frozen-thawed bovine calf testicular tissue, immature bovine (Qinchuan cattle) calf testicular tissue was collected and cryopreserved in the cryomedia containing different concentrations (5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) of the following three CPs: glycerol, ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) respectively. After 1 month cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen, cell viability was evaluated using Trypan blue exclusion under a bright-field microscope. The mRNA expression of the three genes was also evaluated using qRT-PCR. The results indicated that different concentrations of glycerol, EG and DMSO in cryomedia during cryopreservation could protect bovine calf testicular tissue in various ways to avoid freezing or cryopreservation-induced expression changes in spermatogenesis-related genes. The highest cell viability and the three spermatogenesis-related genes (CREM, Stra8 and HSP70-2) expression level came from the cryomedia containing glycerol, EG and DMSO at 10% concentration respectively (p < .05). Meanwhile, compared with the other CPs, the frozen-thawed bovine calf testicular tissue treated with 10% DMSO exhibited the highest cell viability and mRNA expression level of the spermatogenesis-related genes (CREM, Stra8 and HSP70-2).
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- X-G Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Heat Shock Protein A2 (HSPA2): Regulatory Roles in Germ Cell Development and Sperm Function. ADVANCES IN ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY, AND CELL BIOLOGY 2017; 222:67-93. [PMID: 28389751 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51409-3_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Among the numerous families of heat shock protein (HSP) that have been implicated in the regulation of reproductive system development and function, those belonging to the 70 kDa HSP family have emerged as being indispensable for male fertility. In particular, the testis-enriched heat shock 70 kDa protein 2 (HSPA2) has been shown to be critical for the progression of germ cell differentiation during spermatogenesis in the mouse model. Beyond this developmentally important window, mounting evidence has also implicated HSPA2 in the functional transformation of the human sperm cell during their ascent of the female reproductive tract. Specifically, HSPA2 appears to coordinate the remodelling of specialised sperm domains overlying the anterior region of the sperm head compatible with their principle role in oocyte recognition. The fact that levels of the HSPA2 protein in mature spermatozoa tightly correlate with the efficacy of oocyte binding highlight its utility as a powerful prognostic biomarker of male fertility. In this chapter, we consider the unique structural and biochemical characteristics of HSPA2 that enable this heat shock protein to fulfil its prominent roles in orchestrating the morphological differentiation of male germ cells during spermatogenesis as well as their functional transformation during post-testicular sperm maturation.
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Han YL, Hou CC, Du C, Zhu JQ. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of five heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) family members in Lateolabrax maculatus with Vibrio harveyi infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 60:299-310. [PMID: 27908666 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Heat shock proteins 70 (HSP70s) are molecular chaperones that aid in protection against environmental stress. In this study, we cloned and characterized five members of the HSP70 family (designated as HSPa1a, HSC70-1, HSC70-2, HSPa4 and HSPa14) from Lateolabrax maculatus using rapid amplification cDNA ends (RACE). Multiple sequence alignment and structural analysis revealed that all members of the HSP70 family had a conserved domain architecture, with some distinguishing features unique to each HSP70. Quantitative real-time (qPCR) analysis revealed that all members of the HSP70 family were ubiquitously and differentially expressed in all major types of tissues, including testicular tissue. This indicated that HSP70s have vital and conserved biological functions, and may also function in the development of germinal cells. The expression of mRNA of the five HSP70 family members mRNA expression was significantly increased in the head kidney, intestine and gill after Vibrio harveyi challenge, suggesting that HSP70s play an important role in the immune response.
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- Ying-Li Han
- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology by the Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, People's Republic of China.
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Khosravanian H, Razi M, Farokhi F, Khosravanian N. Simultaneous Administration of Dexamethasone and Vitamin E Reversed Experimental Varicocele-induced Impact in testicular tissue in Rats; Correlation with Hsp70-2 Chaperone Expression. Int Braz J Urol 2016; 41:773-90. [PMID: 26401872 PMCID: PMC4757008 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2013.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of isolated and co-administration of vitamin E (VitE) and dexamethasone (DEX) on varicocele (VCL)-induced damages in testicular tissue. Materials and Methods: Wistar rats were divided into five groups (n=6), including; control-sham, non-treated VCL-induced, VitE-treated VCL-induced (VitE, 150 mg/kg, orally), DEX-administrated VCL-induced (DEX, 0.125 mg/kg, i.p.), VitE+DEX-received VCL-induced animals. The antioxidant status analyses, histopathological examinations, hormonal assay and tissue levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were analyzed. The germinal epithelium RNA damage and Leydig cells steroidogenesis were analyzed. Moreover, the Hsp70-2 protein expression was examined based on immunohistochemical and western blot analyses. The sperm parameters, DNA integrity and chromatin condensation were investigated. Results: VitE and DEX in simultaneous form of administration significantly (P<0.05) down-regulated the tissue ALP level and attenuated the VCL-decreased GSH-px, SOD and TAC levels and remarkably (P<0.05) down-regulated the testicular malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) contents. The VCL-induced histopathological alterations significantly (P<0.05) improved in VitE and DEX-administrated animals. The VitE and DEX co-administration reduced the VCL-increased RNA damage and elevated the Leydig cells steroidogenic activity. The Hsp70-2 protein level completely (P<0.05) increased in VitE and DEX alone–and-simultaneous-administrated animals. Finally, the VitE and DEX could significantly (P<0.05) improve the VCL-decreased semen quality and improved the sperm DNA integrity and chromatin condensation. Conclusion: Our data suggest that Vit E by up-regulating the antioxidant status and DEX by reducing inflammation-dependent oxidative and nitrosative stresses could improve the VCL-reduced Hsp70-2 chaperone expression and ultimately protected the testicular endocrine activities and promoted the spermatogenesis process.
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- Hajar Khosravanian
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Comparative Histology & Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Scieglinska D, Krawczyk Z. Expression, function, and regulation of the testis-enriched heat shock HSPA2 gene in rodents and humans. Cell Stress Chaperones 2015; 20:221-35. [PMID: 25344376 PMCID: PMC4326386 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-014-0548-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The HSPA2 gene is a poorly characterized member of the HSPA (HSP70) family. HSPA2 was originally described as testis-specific and expressed at the highest level in pachytene spermatocytes of rodents, the expression of which is not induced by heat shock. HSPA2 is crucial for male fertility. However, recent advances have shown that HSPA2 is expressed in various tumors and in certain types of somatic tissues. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the HSPA2 expression pattern, including information on transcriptional, translational, posttranslational, and epigenetic mechanisms which regulate HSPA2 expression. We also present and discuss the current views concerning the functions of the HSPA2 protein in spermatogenetic, somatic, and cancer cells. The knowledge of the properties of HSPA2, although limited, shows this protein as a unique member of the HSPA family. However, understanding whether this protein could become a relevant cancer biomarker or a therapeutically applicable target requires extensive further studies.
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- Dorota Scieglinska
- Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeże Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101, Gliwice, Poland,
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Mutations in HSP70-2 gene change the susceptibility to clinical mastitis in Chinese Holstein. Gene 2015; 559:62-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mu W, Wen H, Li J, He F. Cloning and expression analysis of a HSP70 gene from Korean rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 35:1111-1121. [PMID: 23877000 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2013.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The gene encoding HSP70 was isolated from Korean rockfish Sebastes schlegeli by homologous cloning and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length of HSP70 cDNA was composed of 2259 bp and encoded a polypeptide of 639 amino acids. BLAST analysis showed that HSP70 of S. schlegeli shared high identities with those of the Lates calcarifer, Oreochromis niloticus, Seriola quinqueradiata HSP70s (88-89%). Our current study also revealed that HSP70 of Korean rockfish was expressed in many tissues by RT-PCR under unstressed condition. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the expression patterns of Korean rockfish HSP70 were developmental stage-dependency. The expression of HSP70 was measured by quantitative real-time PCR after different oxygen treatments. The results showed that expression of HSP70 increased significantly after exposure to hypoxia for 30 min in gill and ovary, and then decreased for 60 min, and the level in spleen and liver gradually increased and reached the highest at 60 min. In addition, in gill, spleen and liver, the HSP70 mRNA level reached the maximum in hypoxia group after one hour different oxygen concentration stress. Increased amounts of serum thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3) were also found during 30 min hypoxia treatment and 60 min normoxia group in our study. All of the results provide information to further study the mechanism of physiology and immune function under stress conditions of ovoviviparous teleosts.
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- Weijie Mu
- Fisheries College, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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RanBPM is a multimodular scaffold protein that interacts with a great variety of molecules including nuclear, cytoplasmic, and membrane proteins. By building multiprotein complexes, RanBPM is thought to regulate various signaling pathways, especially in the immune and nervous system. However, the diversity of these interactions does not facilitate the identification of its precise mechanism of action, and therefore the physiological role of RanBPM still remains unclear. Recently, RanBPM has been shown to be critical for the fertility of both genders in mouse. Although mechanistically it is still unclear how RanBPM affects gametogenesis, the data collected so far suggest that it is a key player in this process. Here, we examine the RanBPM sterility phenotype in the context of other genetic mutations affecting mouse gametogenesis to investigate whether this scaffold protein affects the function of other known proteins whose deficiency results in similar sterility phenotypes.
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- Sandrine Puverel
- Neural Development Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
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Panigrahi SK, Vasileva A, Wolgemuth DJ. Sp1 transcription factor and GATA1 cis-acting elements modulate testis-specific expression of mouse cyclin A1. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47862. [PMID: 23112860 PMCID: PMC3480434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Cyclin A1 is a male germ cell-specific cell cycle regulator that is essential for spermatogenesis. It is unique among the cyclins by virtue of its highly restricted expression in vivo, being present in pachytene and diplotene spermatocytes and not in earlier or later stages of spermatogenesis. To begin to understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for this narrow window of expression of the mouse cyclin A1 (Ccna1) gene, we carried out a detailed analysis of its promoter. We defined a 170-bp region within the promoter and showed that it is involved in repression of Ccna1 in cultured cells. Within this region we identified known cis-acting transcription factor binding sequences, including an Sp1-binding site and two GATA1-binding sites. Neither Sp1 nor GATA1 is expressed in pachytene spermatocytes and later stages of germ cell differentiation. Sp1 is readily detected at earlier stages of spermatogenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis demonstrated that neither factor alone was sufficient to significantly repress expression driven by the Ccna1 promoter, while concurrent binding of Sp1, and most likely GATA1 and possibly additional factors was inhibitory. Occupancy of Sp1 on the Ccna1 promoter and influence of GATA1-dependent cis-acting elements was confirmed by ChIP analysis in cell lines and most importantly, in spermatogonia. In contrast with many other testis-specific genes, the CpG island methylation status of the Ccna1 promoter was similar among various tissues examined, irrespective of whether Ccna1 was transcriptionally active, suggesting that this regulatory mechanism is not involved in the restricted expression of Ccna1.
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- Sunil K. Panigrahi
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Esakky P, Hansen DA, Drury AM, Moley KH. Molecular analysis of cell type-specific gene expression profile during mouse spermatogenesis by laser microdissection and qRT-PCR. Reprod Sci 2012; 20:238-52. [PMID: 22941942 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112452939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Laser microdissection (LMD) is a selective cell isolation technique that enables the separation of desired homogenous cell subpopulations from complex tissues such as the testes under direct microscopic visualization. The LMD accompanied by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) represents an indispensable tool in quantifying messenger RNA (mRNA) expression among defined cell populations. Gene expression is temporally and spatially regulated at 3 sequential phases of mitotic, meiotic, and postmeiotic stages of spermatogenesis. The present study demonstrates a short modified LMD protocol based upon hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. Stage-specific LMD success was validated by the use of mRNA profiling of "marker genes" which are conserved across species and are known to be differentially expressed during spermatogenesis. Magea4, Hspa2, Cox6b2, Tnp1, Prm1, and Prm2 are used to differentiate among the microdissected cell populations, namely spermatogonia (group I), spermatocytes (group II), round and condensing spermatids (group III), and elongated and condensed spermatids (group IV), respectively. The LMD combined with qRT-PCR is further extended to assess the cell stage-specific distribution of selected stress response genes such as Hsp90aa1, Gpx4, Ucp2, Sod1, and Sod2. The germ cell-specific mRNA profiles are suitably complemented by Western blot of the LMD samples, immunohistochemistry, and confocal localization of the corresponding proteins. The current study suggests that LMD can successfully isolate cell subpopulations from the complex tissues of the testes; and establish cell stage-specific basal expression patterns of selected stress response genes and proteins. It is our hypothesis that the baseline expression of stress response genes will differ by cell stage to create discrete stage-specific vulnerabilities to reproductive toxicants.
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Khoo KHP, Able AJ, Chataway TK, Able JA. Preliminary characterisation of two early meiotic wheat proteins after identification through 2D gel electrophoresis proteomics. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2012; 39:222-235. [PMID: 32480776 DOI: 10.1071/fp11253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/24/2011] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Various genetic-based approaches including mutant population screens, microarray analyses, cloning and transgenesis have broadened our knowledge of gene function during meiosis in plants. Nonetheless, these genetic tools are not without inherent limitations. One alternative approach to studying plant meiosis, especially in polyploids such as Triticum aestivum L. (bread wheat), is proteomics. However, protein-based approaches using proteomics have seldom been described, with only two attempts at studying early plant meiosis reported. Here, we report the investigation of early bread wheat meiosis using proteomics. Five differentially expressed protein spots were identified using 2D gel electrophoresis (2DGE) on protein extracts from four pooled stages of meiosis and three genotypes (Chinese Spring wild-type, ph1b and ph2a wheat mutant lines). Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) identification of peptides from these protein spots led to the isolation and characterisation of the full-length clones of a wheat Speckle-type POZ protein, an SF21-like protein and HSP70, and a partial coding sequence of a hexose transporter. Significantly, the putative functions of the Speckle-type POZ protein and HSP70 were confirmed using in vitro DNA binding assays. Through the use of a 2DGE proteomics approach, we show that proteomics is a viable alternative to genetic-based approaches when studying meiosis in wheat. More significantly, we report a potential role for a Speckle-type POZ protein and a HSP70 in chromosome pairing during the early stages of meiosis in bread wheat.
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- Kelvin H P Khoo
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- Proteomics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, PMB1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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Filipczak PT, Piglowski W, Glowala-Kosinska M, Krawczyk Z, Scieglinska D. HSPA2 overexpression protects V79 fibroblasts against bortezomib-induced apoptosis. Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 90:224-31. [PMID: 22397456 DOI: 10.1139/o11-083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human HSPA2 is a member of the HSPA (HSP70) family of heat-shock proteins, encoded by the gene originally described as testis-specific. Recently, it has been reported that HSPA2 can be also expressed in human somatic tissues in a cell-type specific manner. The aim of the present study was to find out whether HSPA2 can increase the resistance of somatic cells to the toxic effect of heat shock, proteasome inhibitors, and several anticancer cytostatics. We used a Chinese hamster fibroblast V79 cell line because these cells do not express the HSPA2 and cytoprotective HSPA1 proteins under normal culture conditions and show limited ability to express HSPA1 in response to heat shock and proteasome inhibitors. We established, by retroviral gene transfer, a stable V79/HSPA2 cell line, which constitutively overexpressed HSPA2 protein. The major observation of our study was that HSPA2 increased long-term survival of cells subjected to heat shock and proteasome inhibitors. We found, that HSPA2 confers resistance to bortezomib-induced apoptosis. Thus, we showed for the first time that in somatic cells HSPA2 can be a part of a system protecting cells against cytotoxic stimuli inducing proteotoxic stress.
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- Piotr Teodor Filipczak
- Center for Translational Research and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Gliwice, Poland
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Ji ZL, Duan YG, Mou LS, Allam JP, Haidl G, Cai ZM. Association of heat shock proteins, heat shock factors and male infertility. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2305-0500(13)60053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Puverel S, Barrick C, Dolci S, Coppola V, Tessarollo L. RanBPM is essential for mouse spermatogenesis and oogenesis. Development 2011; 138:2511-21. [PMID: 21561988 DOI: 10.1242/dev.062505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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RanBPM is a recently identified scaffold protein that links and modulates interactions between cell surface receptors and their intracellular signaling pathways. RanBPM has been shown to interact with a variety of functionally unrelated proteins; however, its function remains unclear. Here, we show that RanBPM is essential for normal gonad development as both male and female RanBPM(-/-) mice are sterile. In the mutant testis there was a marked decrease in spermatogonia proliferation during postnatal development. Strikingly, the first wave of spermatogenesis was totally compromised, as seminiferous tubules of homozygous mutant animals were devoid of post-meiotic germ cells. We determined that spermatogenesis was arrested around the late pachytene-diplotene stages of prophase I; surprisingly, without any obvious defect in chromosome synapsis. Interestingly, RanBPM deletion led to a remarkably quick disappearance of all germ cell types at around one month of age, suggesting that spermatogonia stem cells are also affected by the mutation. Moreover, in chimeric mice generated with RanBPM(-/-) embryonic stem cells all mutant germ cells disappeared by 3 weeks of age suggesting that RanBPM is acting in a cell-autonomous way in germ cells. RanBPM homozygous mutant females displayed a premature ovarian failure due to a depletion of the germ cell pool at the end of prophase I, as in males. Taken together, our results highlight a crucial role for RanBPM in mammalian gametogenesis in both genders.
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- Sandrine Puverel
- Neural Development Section, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Liu F, Xu ZL, Qian XJ, Qiu WY, Huang H. Expression of Hsf1, Hsf2, and Phlda1 in cells undergoing cryptorchid-induced apoptosis in rat testes. Mol Reprod Dev 2011; 78:283-91. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Scieglinska D, Piglowski W, Chekan M, Mazurek A, Krawczyk Z. Differential expression of HSPA1 and HSPA2 proteins in human tissues; tissue microarray-based immunohistochemical study. Histochem Cell Biol 2011; 135:337-50. [PMID: 21373891 PMCID: PMC3063884 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-011-0791-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the present study we determined the expression pattern of HSPA1 and HSPA2 proteins in various normal human tissues by tissue-microarray based immunohistochemical analysis. Both proteins belong to the HSPA (HSP70) family of heat shock proteins. The HSPA2 is encoded by the gene originally defined as testis-specific, while HSPA1 is encoded by the stress-inducible genes (HSPA1A and HSPA1B). Our study revealed that both proteins are expressed only in some tissues from the 24 ones examined. HSPA2 was detected in adrenal gland, bronchus, cerebellum, cerebrum, colon, esophagus, kidney, skin, small intestine, stomach and testis, but not in adipose tissue, bladder, breast, cardiac muscle, diaphragm, liver, lung, lymph node, pancreas, prostate, skeletal muscle, spleen, thyroid. Expression of HSPA1 was detected in adrenal gland, bladder, breast, bronchus, cardiac muscle, esophagus, kidney, prostate, skin, but not in other tissues examined. Moreover, HSPA2 and HSPA1 proteins were found to be expressed in a cell-type-specific manner. The most pronounced cell-type expression pattern was found for HSPA2 protein. In the case of stratified squamous epithelia of the skin and esophagus, as well as in ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium lining respiratory tract, the HSPA2 positive cells were located in the basal layer. In the colon, small intestine and bronchus epithelia HSPA2 was detected in goblet cells. In adrenal gland cortex HSPA2 expression was limited to cells of zona reticularis. The presented results clearly show that certain human tissues constitutively express varying levels of HSPA1 and HSPA2 proteins in a highly differentiated way. Thus, our study can help designing experimental models suitable for cell- and tissue-type-specific functional differences between HSPA2 and HSPA1 proteins in human tissues.
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- Dorota Scieglinska
- Center For Translational Research and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeże Armii Krajowej 15, Gliwice, Poland.
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Kaushal N, Bansal MP. Diminished reproductive potential of male mice in response to selenium-induced oxidative stress: involvement of HSP70, HSP70-2, and MSJ-1. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2009; 23:125-36. [PMID: 19367646 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The oxidative stress imposed by nutritional variations in selenium (Se) has plausible role in reproductive toxicology and affects the reproductive potential. Also, the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) is a highly regulated event throughout the process of spermatogenesis and is modulated by stressful stimuli. This prompted us to investigate the possibility that Se-induced oxidative stress may affect the fertility status by altering the expressions of the constitutive and inducible HSP70 proteins, having crucial role in spermatogenesis. Different Se status-deficient, adequate, and excess, male Balb/c mice were created by feeding yeast-based Se-deficient diet (group I) and deficient diet supplemented with Se as sodium selenite at 0.2 and 1 ppm Se (group II and III) for a period of 8 weeks. After completion of the diet-feeding schedule, a significant decrease in the Se and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels was observed in the Se-deficient group (I), whereas Se-excess group (III) demonstrated an increase. Increased levels of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, and alterations in the redox status in both groups I and III indicated oxidative-stressed conditions. There was an overall reduced fertility status in mice supplemented with Se-deficient and Se-excess diet. The mRNA and protein expression of HSP70 was found to be elevated in these two groups, whereas the expression patterns of HSP70-2 and MSJ-1 demonstrated a reverse trend. In vitro CDC2 kinase assay showed reduced kinase activity in group I and group III. These findings suggest that Se-induced oxidative stress by differentially regulating various HSP70s can affect its downstream factors having crucially important role in differentiation of germ cells and completion of spermatogenesis. Therefore, it can provide an insight into the mechanism(s) by which the oxidative stress-induced reproductive toxicity can lead to increased apoptosis/growth arrest and infertility. This will thus add new dimensions to the molecular mechanism underlying the human male infertility and open new vistas in the development of various chemo-preventive methods.
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- Naveen Kaushal
- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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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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Selenium variation induced oxidative stress regulates p53 dependent germ cell apoptosis: plausible involvement of HSP70-2. Eur J Nutr 2009; 48:221-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-009-0005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2008] [Accepted: 01/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Scieglińska D, Pigłowski W, Mazurek A, Małusecka E, Zebracka J, Filipczak P, Krawczyk Z. The HspA2 protein localizes in nucleoli and centrosomes of heat shocked cancer cells. J Cell Biochem 2008; 104:2193-206. [PMID: 18452162 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The human HSPA2 gene, which belongs to the HSP70 family of heat shock genes, is a counterpart of rodent testis-specific HspA2 gene. Rodent genes are expressed mainly in pachytene spermatocytes, while transcripts of human HSPA2 gene have been detected in various normal somatic tissues, albeit translation of the messenger RNA into corresponding protein has not been yet unambiguously demonstrated, except for several cancer cell lines. The aim of our work, a first step in search for HspA2 function in cancer cells, was to establish its intracellular localization at physiological temperature and during heat shock. First, we used qRT-PCR and a highly specific antibody to select cell lines with the highest expression of the HspA2 protein, which turned out to be A549 and NCI-H1299 lines originating from non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Significant expression of the HspA2 was also detected by immunohistochemistry in primary NSCLC specimens. Intracellular localization of the HspA2 was studied using both the specific anti-HspA2 polyclonal antibody and transfection of cells with fusion proteins HspA2-EGFP and mRFP-HspA2. We found that, at physiological temperature, the HspA2 was localized primarily in cytoplasm whereas, during heat shock, localization shifted to nucleus and nucleoli. Moreover, we demonstrate that in heat-shocked cells HspA2 accumulated in centrosomes. Our results suggest that the HspA2, like Hsp70 protein, can be involved in protecting nucleoli and centrosomes integrity in cancer cells subjected to heat shock and, possibly, other cellular stressors.
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- Dorota Scieglińska
- Department of Tumor Biology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
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Helmbrecht K, Zeise E, Rensing L. Chaperones in cell cycle regulation and mitogenic signal transduction: a review. Cell Prolif 2008; 33:341-65. [PMID: 11101008 PMCID: PMC6496586 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2184.2000.00189.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chaperones/heat shock proteins (HSPs) of the HSP90 and HSP70 families show elevated levels in proliferating mammalian cells and a cell cycle-dependent expression. They transiently associate with key molecules of the cell cycle control system such as Cdk4, Wee-1, pRb, p53, p27/Kip1 and are involved in the nuclear localization of regulatory proteins. They also associate with viral oncoproteins such as SV40 super T, large T and small t antigen, polyoma large and middle S antigen and EpsteinBarr virus nuclear antigen. This association is based on a J-domain in the viral proteins and may assist their targeting to the pRb/E2F complex. Small HSPs and their state of phosphorylation and oligomerization also seem to be involved in proliferation and differentiation. Chaperones/HSPs thus play important roles within cell cycle processes. Their exact functioning, however, is still a matter of discussion. HSP90 in particular, but also HSP70 and other chaperones associate with proteins of the mitogen-activated signal cascade, particularly with the Src kinase, with tyrosine receptor kinases, with Raf and the MAP-kinase activating kinase (MEK). This apparently serves the folding and translocation of these proteins, but possibly also the formation of large immobilized complexes of signal transducing molecules (scaffolding function).
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- K Helmbrecht
- Institute of Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Bremen, Germany
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Taleb M, Brandon CS, Lee FS, Lomax MI, Dillmann WH, Cunningham LL. Hsp70 inhibits aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death and is necessary for the protective effect of heat shock. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2008; 9:277-89. [PMID: 18512096 PMCID: PMC2538150 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-008-0122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Sensory hair cells of the inner ear are sensitive to death from aging, noise trauma, and ototoxic drugs. Ototoxic drugs include the aminoglycoside antibiotics and the antineoplastic agent cisplatin. Exposure to aminoglycosides results in hair cell death that is mediated by specific apoptotic proteins, including c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and caspases. Induction of heat shock proteins (Hsps) is a highly conserved stress response that can inhibit JNK- and caspase-dependent apoptosis in a variety of systems. We have previously shown that heat shock results in a robust upregulation of Hsps in the hair cells of the adult mouse utricle in vitro. In addition, heat shock results in significant inhibition of both cisplatin- and aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death. In our system, Hsp70 is the most strongly induced Hsp, which is upregulated over 250-fold at the level of mRNA 2 h after heat shock. Therefore, we have begun to examine the role of Hsp70 in mediating the protective effect of heat shock. To determine whether Hsp70 is necessary for the protective effect of heat shock against aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death, we utilized utricles from Hsp70.1/3 (-/-) mice. While heat shock inhibited gentamicin-induced hair cell death in wild-type utricles, utricles from Hsp70.1/3 (-/-) mice were not protected. In addition, we have examined the role of the major heat shock transcription factor, Hsf1, in mediating the protective effect of heat shock. Utricles from Hsf1 (-/-) mice and wild-type littermates were exposed to heat shock followed by gentamicin. The protective effect of heat shock on aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death was only observed in wild-type mice and not in Hsf1 (-/-) mice. To determine whether Hsp70 is sufficient to protect hair cells, we have utilized transgenic mice that constitutively overexpress Hsp70. Utricles from Hsp70-overexpressing mice and wild-type littermates were cultured in the presence of varying neomycin concentrations for 24 h. The Hsp70-overexpressing utricles were significantly protected against neomycin-induced hair cell death at moderate to high doses of neomycin. This protective effect was achieved without a heat shock. Taken together, these data indicate that Hsp70 and Hsf1 are each necessary for the protective effect of heat shock against aminoglycoside-induced death. Furthermore, overexpression of Hsp70 alone significantly inhibits aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death.
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- Mona Taleb
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403 USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403 USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425 USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403 USA
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Ma W, Horvath GC, Kistler MK, Kistler WS. Expression patterns of SP1 and SP3 during mouse spermatogenesis: SP1 down-regulation correlates with two successive promoter changes and translationally compromised transcripts. Biol Reprod 2008; 79:289-300. [PMID: 18417714 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.067082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Because of their prominent roles in regulation of gene expression, it is important to understand how levels of Krüpple-like transcription factors SP1 and SP3 change in germ cells during spermatogenesis. Using immunological techniques, we found that both factors decreased sharply during meiosis. SP3 declined during the leptotene-to-pachytene transition, whereas SP1 fell somewhat later, as spermatocytes progressed beyond the early pachytene stage. SP3 reappeared for a period in round spermatids. For Sp1, the transition to the pachytene stage is accompanied by loss of the normal, 8.2-kb mRNA and appearance of a prevalent, 8.8-kb variant, which has not been well characterized. We have now shown that this pachytene-specific transcript contains a long, unspliced sequence from the first intron and that this sequence inhibits expression of a reporter, probably because of its many short open-reading frames. A second testis-specific Sp1 transcript in spermatids of 2.4 kb also has been reported previously. Like the 8.8-kb variant, it is compromised translationally. We have confirmed by Northern blotting that the 8.8-, 8.2-, and 2.4-kb variants account for the major testis Sp1 transcripts. Thus, the unexpected decline of SP1 protein in the face of continuing Sp1 transcription is explained, in large part, by poor translation of both novel testis transcripts. As part of this work, we also identified five additional, minor Sp1 cap sites by 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends, including a trans-spliced RNA originating from the Glcci1 gene.
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- Wenli Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
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IWAMOTO S, SATO S, HOSOMICHI K, TAWEETUNGTRAGOON A, SHIINA T, MATSUBAYASHI H, HARA H, YOSHIDA Y, HANZAWA K. Identification of heat shock protein 70 genes HSPA2, HSPA5 and HSPA8 from the Japanese quail, Coturnix japonica. Anim Sci J 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00514.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Widlak W, Vydra N, Malusecka E, Dudaladava V, Winiarski B, Scieglińska D, Widlak P. Heat shock transcription factor 1 down-regulates spermatocyte-specific 70 kDa heat shock protein expression prior to the induction of apoptosis in mouse testes. Genes Cells 2007; 12:487-99. [PMID: 17397396 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2007.01069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Expression of constitutively active heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) in mouse spermatocytes induces apoptosis and leads to male infertility. We report here that prior to the onset of massive apoptosis caused by expression of active HSF1 in spermatocytes a marked reduction in spermatocyte-specific Hsp70.2 mRNA and protein levels occurs. In addition, HSP70.2 protein relocalizes from a predominant cytoplasmic to a nuclear position in developing spermatocytes that express active HSF1. Later in the developmental stages, cells undergoing HSF1-induced apoptosis essentially lack the HSP70.2 protein. The down-regulation of Hsp70.2 gene expression by HSF1 is paradoxical because HSF1 is the prototypical activator of HSP genes. Furthermore, HSF1-mediated repression neither involved a heat shock element (HSE)-like sequence adjacent to the Hsp70.2 gene nor were Hsp70.2 promoter sequences associated directly with HSF1. Interestingly, other spermatocyte- and spermatid-specific transcripts are also down-regulated in testes of transgenic mice expressing active HSF1, suggesting involvement of a putative HSF1-dependent block of development of spermatogenic cells. Importantly however, transcription of the Hsp70.2 gene is down-regulated in testes of wild-type mice subjected to a hyperthermia that induces transient activation of HSF1, indicating that the spermatocyte-specific activity of HSF1 might misdirect a network of transcription factors required for proper regulation of Hsp70.2.
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- Wieslawa Widlak
- Department of Tumor Biology, Maria Sklodowksa-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
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Rupik W, Stawierej A, Stolarczyk I, Widłak W. Promoter of the heat shock testis-specific Hsp70.2/Hst70 gene is active in nervous system during embryonic development of mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 211:631-8. [PMID: 17047988 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-006-0125-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Hsp70.2/Hst70 gene is a unique member of the 70 kDa heat shock proteins multigene family whose activity is regulated developmentally; in adult mice and rats its expression is restricted mostly to meiotic and postmeiotic male germ cells. In aim to analyze activity of the Hsp70.2/Hst70 promoter in developing embryos we have constructed transgenic mice expressing EGFP reporter gene under control of the rat Hst70 promoter. The appearance of EGFP fluorescence coincides with series of major developmental events, such as extra-embryonic membranes formation, axial rotation, formation of neural tube and the primordium of central nervous system, formation of differentiated somites, extensive remodeling of the heart, development of fingers and toes, and sensory organs formation. Activity of the Hst70 promoter localizes mostly inside nervous system indicating the role of Hsp70.2/Hst70 gene in development of this system.
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- Weronika Rupik
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Silesian University, 9 Bankowa Str., 40-007, Katowice, Poland.
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Widlak W, Winiarski B, Krawczyk A, Vydra N, Malusecka E, Krawczyk Z. Inducible 70 kDa heat shock protein does not protect spermatogenic cells from damage induced by cryptorchidism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 30:80-7. [PMID: 17014532 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00713.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Accumulation of inducible heat shock proteins (e.g. Hsp70i) during cellular stress confers thermotolerance, reduces the consequences of damage and facilitates cellular recovery, while abrogation of Hsp70i expression renders sensitivity to apoptosis. Testis translocation into abdominal cavity, which results in temperature elevation, does not induce expression of the Hsp70i proteins. Despite constitutive expression of testis-specific Hsp70 proteins, spermatocytes are very sensitive to damage at elevated temperatures. To test whether Hsp70i protein could protect testes from heat-induced damage, we have engineered transgenic mice that over-express this protein selectively in spermatocytes and spermatids. We demonstrate that the testes of cryptorchid transgenic mice, like those of wild-type mice, exhibit reduced weight and smaller sizes of their seminiferous tubules, disorganization of their germinal epithelium structures, appearance of multinucleated giant cells, and reduced populations of germ cells. The data show that constitutive expression of Hsp70i does not protect the seminiferous epithelium against cryptorchidism-induced damage.
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- Wieslawa Widlak
- Department of Tumor Biology, Maria-Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland.
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Huang SY, Tam MF, Hsu YT, Lin JH, Chen HH, Chuang CK, Chen MY, King YT, Lee WC. Developmental changes of heat-shock proteins in porcine testis by a proteomic analysis. Theriogenology 2005; 64:1940-55. [PMID: 15951011 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2004] [Accepted: 04/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are important in spermatogenesis. This study investigated developmental changes in the expression of major HSPs in porcine testis. The testis from five immature (mean age 2.9+/-0.1 months) and five mature boars (35.7+/-14.0 months) were examined. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was conducted and proteins were identified by Western blotting and/or matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Moreover, the 90, 70, and 60 kDa HSPs, 70 kDa heat-shock cognate protein (HSC 70), tubulin, and actin were quantified on two-dimensional gels. Protein spots were quantified by densitometry, combined with a computer-assisted image analysis system. Immunohistochemistry was performed to analyze the expression pattern of major HSPs and beta-tubulin in testis. One isoform of HSP 90 (HSP 90 alpha), two isoforms of HSC 70 (HSC 70a and HSC 70c), one isoform of HSP70 (HSP 70e), and tubulin increased after sexual maturation (P<0.05). A testis-specific HSP70 (P70t) was markedly increased in the testes of sexually mature boars. Meanwhile, levels of actin and some isoforms of HSPs including 60 kDa HSP remained similar in both groups. These observations were further confirmed by immunohistochemistry; therefore, the upregulation of protein expression in the adult testis could be attributed to a higher level of protein expression and the number of cells that were HSPs-positive already resided in the immature testis. The differential expression of major HSPs suggested that they may be important in porcine spermatogenesis.
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- San-Yuan Huang
- Division of Biotechnology, Animal Technology Institute Taiwan, PO Box 23, Chunan 350Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC
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Kamaruddin M, Kroetsch T, Basrur PK, Hansen PJ, King WA. Immunolocalization of heat shock protein 70 in bovine spermatozoa. Andrologia 2004; 36:327-34. [PMID: 15458553 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2004.00629.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is part of a superfamily of molecular chaperones, which protect cells from chemical and heat shock. The objectives of this study were to determine the presence of HSP70 in bovine spermatozoa and its subcellular localization during different stages of spermatogenesis. Analysis of sperm proteins by Western blotting using a monoclonal antibody to the inducible form of HSP70 revealed a single immunoreactive band with an estimated molecular weight of 70 kDa in samples from 18 of 18 bulls. Using immunofluorescence microscopy and the same antibody, HSP70 was localized to the cytoplasm of prophase spermatocytes and elongating spermatids, to cytoplasmic droplets of caput epididymal spermatozoa, and to cytoplasmic droplets, acrosome, post-acrosomal region and middle piece of corpus and cauda epididymal spermatozoa. The pattern of distribution changed in freshly ejaculated spermatozoa as HSP70 was detected on the acrosome only. During capacitation and acrosome reaction, HSP70 was once again redistributed, and was localized to the equatorial segment, post-acrosomal region and middle piece. Thus, HSP70 is present in the spermatozoa of mature bulls and redistribution of the protein occurs during capacitation and the acrosome reaction.
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- M Kamaruddin
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Dadoune JP, Siffroi JP, Alfonsi MF. Transcription in haploid male germ cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2004; 237:1-56. [PMID: 15380665 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(04)37001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Major modifications in chromatin organization occur in spermatid nuclei, resulting in a high degree of DNA packaging within the spermatozoon head. However, before arrest of transcription during midspermiogenesis, high levels of mRNA are found in round spermatids. Some transcripts are the product of genes expressed ubiquitously, whereas some are generated from male germ cell-specific gene homologs of somatic cell genes. Others are transcript variants derived from genes with expression regulated in a testis-specific fashion. The haploid genome of spermatids also initiates the transcription of testis-specific genes. Various general transcription factors, distinct promoter elements, and specific transcription factors are involved in transcriptional regulation. After meiosis, spermatids are genetically but not phenotypically different, because of transcript and protein sharing through cytoplasmic bridges connecting spermatids of the same generation. Interestingly, different types of mRNAs accumulate in the sperm cell nucleus, raising the question of their origin and of a possible role after fertilization.
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- Jean-Pierre Dadoune
- Laboratoire de Cytologie et Histologie, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris, France
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Lassalle B, Bastos H, Louis JP, Riou L, Testart J, Dutrillaux B, Fouchet P, Allemand I. 'Side Population' cells in adult mouse testis express Bcrp1 gene and are enriched in spermatogonia and germinal stem cells. Development 2003; 131:479-87. [PMID: 14681185 DOI: 10.1242/dev.00918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Stem cells in various somatic tissues (bone marrow, skeletal muscle) can be identified by the 'Side Population' marker based on Hoechst 33342 efflux. We show that mouse testicular cells also display a 'Side Population' that express Bcrp1 mRNA, the ABC transporter responsible for Hoechst efflux in hematopoietic cells. Inhibition of Hoechst efflux by specific BCRP1 inhibitor Ko143 show that germinal 'Side Population' phenotype is dependent on BCRP1 activity. Analysis of two well-defined models of altered spermatogenesis (W/Wv mutants and cryptorchid male mice) and RNA expression studies of differentiation markers demonstrate that germinal 'Side Population' contains spermatogonial cells. In addition, alpha 6-integrin and Stra8 germinal stem cell markers, are expressed in the 'Side Population'. In vivo repopulation assay clearly establishes that testis 'Side Population' in adult mice is highly enriched in male germ stem cells.
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- Bruno Lassalle
- Laboratoire de Méiose et de Maturation Gamétique, DRR / DSV/ CEA-U566 INSERM-Université Paris 7, Fontenay aux Roses, France
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Zhou XC, Zhang ZH, Hu ZY, Zou RJ, Liu YX. Expression of Hsp70-2 in rhesus monkey testis during germ cell apoptosis induced by testosterone undecanoate. Contraception 2002; 66:377-82. [PMID: 12443970 DOI: 10.1016/s0010-7824(02)00357-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hsp70-2 functions as a molecular chaperone that assists other proteins in their folding, transport and assembly into complexes, and is postulated to be linked to the mechanisms that inhibit apoptosis. Here we have determined the association between Hsp70-2 gene and germ cell apoptosis induced by a high dose of testosterone undecanoate (TU). In this study, in situ analysis of cell DNA fragmentation and expression of Hsp70-2 in TU-treated monkey testes were compared with the normal testes. The TUNEL analysis data showed that a large number of germ cell apoptosis occurred in the testes on Day 30 after TU injection. Therefore, we speculate that spermatogenesis failure in TU-treated monkey testis may be a result of the germ cell apoptosis induced by a high dose of TU. As compared with that of normal testes, however, the level of Hsp70-2 mRNA was only slightly decreased while that of Hsp70-2 protein was almost unchanged in the testes from Day 7 to day 30 at the early stage of the germ cell apoptosis after TU treatment, but the levels of both Hsp70-2 mRNA and protein dropped dramatically on Day 60 when a large number of germ cells had undergone apoptosis and were depleted. Therefore, it is suggested that the Hsp70-2 may be not a molecule to prevent germ cell apoptosis induced by injection of TU in the testes at the early stage.
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- Xin-Chang Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Muslimov IA, Lin Y, Heller M, Brosius J, Zakeri Z, Tiedge H. A small RNA in testis and brain: implications for male germ cell development. J Cell Sci 2002; 115:1243-50. [PMID: 11884523 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.115.6.1243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BC1 RNA, a small non-coding RNA polymerase III transcript, is selectively targeted to dendritic domains of a subset of neurons in the rodent nervous system. It has been implicated in the regulation of local protein synthesis in postsynaptic microdomains. The gene encoding BC1 RNA has been suggested to be a master gene for repetitive ID elements that are found interspersed throughout rodent genomes. A prerequisite for the generation of repetitive elements through retroposition and subsequent transmission in the germline is expression of the master gene RNA in germ cells. To test this hypothesis, we have investigated expression of BC1 RNA in murine male germ cells. We report that BC1 RNA is expressed at substantial levels in a subset of male germ cells. Results from cell fractionation experiments, developmental analysis,and northern and in situ hybridization showed that the RNA was expressed in pre-meiotic spermatogonia, with particularly high amounts in syncytial ensembles of cells that are primed for synchronous spermatogenic differentiation. BC1 RNA continued to be expressed in spermatocytes, but expression levels decreased during further spermatogenic development, and low or negligible amounts of BC1 RNA were identified in round and elongating spermatids. The combined data indicate that BC1 RNA operates in groups of interconnected germ cells, including spermatogonia, where it may function in the mediation of translational control. At the same time, the identification of BC1 RNA in germ cells provides essential support for the hypothesis that repetitive ID elements in rodent genomes arose from the BC1 RNA gene through retroposition.
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- Ilham A Muslimov
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York 11203, USA
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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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Guo CX, Ma J, Zhou XC, Liu YX. Expression of HSP70-2 gene during germ cell apoptosis in rat unilateral cryptorchid testes. ARCHIVES OF ANDROLOGY 2001; 46:109-15. [PMID: 11297064 DOI: 10.1080/01485010151093994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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To investigate the role of Hsp70-2 gene in germ cell apoptosis induced by heat stress, its expression changes were examined in rat normal and unilateral cryptorchid testes by using in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and northern blot analysis techniques. The results showed that the expression level of Hsp70-2 gene declined slightly at the early stage of germ cell apoptosis, and dropped dramatically when most of the germ cells were undergoing apoptosis on day 7.5 after the induction of cryptorchidism. This report suggests for the first time that Hsp70-2 gene might not inhibit the apoptosis of germ cells at the early stage in cryptorchid testes. Hsp70-2 gene does not belong to the immediate early related genes that are responsible for germ cell apoptosis induced by heat stress.
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- C X Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
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Cryptorchidism is commonly used for research on spermatogenesis. However, there are few comparative investigations about the strain differences in mice, especially in long-term experiments. In the present study, the authors demonstrate its specific dynamics in the MRL/MpJ mouse strain, and discuss the cause of strain differences. In the mouse strains A/J BALB/c, C3H/He, and C57BL/6, after 2 weeks of experimental cryptorchidism, the ratios of the cryptorchid testis weight against the intact one were 0.38+/-0.05, 0.43+/-0.05, 0.38+/- 0.02, and 0.44+/-0.14, respectively. On the other hand, in the MRL/MpJ strain it was shifted to 0.69+/-0.08. The details of this strain difference were compared by calculation of germ cells with the Sertoli cell index at 2 weeks after operation. The indices of spermatogonia in all strains were not significantly different; however, in MRL/MpJ mice remarkable numbers of late spermatocytes and round spermatids were detected. The decrease of the testis weight ratio was similar until 10 days in the C57BL/6 and MRL/MpJ strains, but continued in C57BL/6 until 21 days, whereas in MRL/MpJ mice it plateaued after 10 days. Northern blot analysis for heat shock protein 70-2 using total RNA prepared from the cryptorchid and intact testes at 2 weeks after operation revealed that the expression was decreased in the cryptorchid testis of C57BL/6, but not MRL/MpJ mice. The results suggested that heat-resistant germ cells were present in MRL/MpJ, originating possibly from the genetic background.
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- Y Kon
- Laboratory of Experimental Animal Science, Department of Disease Control, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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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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Son WY, Han CT, Hwang SH, Lee JH, Kim S, Kim YC. Repression of hspA2 messenger RNA in human testes with abnormal spermatogenesis. Fertil Steril 2000; 73:1138-44. [PMID: 10856471 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00496-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of hspA2 in testes of infertile men with azoospermia. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Center for Reproduction and Genetics, Pundang Je-Saeng General Hospital, Dae-Jin Medical Center, Korea. PATIENT(S) Azoospermic patients (n = 15) undergoing testicular biopsy for pathologic evaluation were selected. INTERVENTION(S) After pathologic evaluation, testicular biopsy specimens were subdivided into three groups: group 1, normal spermatogenesis (n = 5); group 2, spermatocyte arrest (n = 5); and group 3, Sertoli cell-only syndrome (n = 5). The levels of hspA2 mRNA expression were compared in testes of group 1, group 2, and group 3 with the use of a competitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Comparison of hspA2 mRNA levels in testes. RESULT(S) On competitive RT-PCR analyses for hspA2 mRNA, significant hspA2 expression was observed in group 1, whereas a very low level of hspA2 was expressed in groups 2 and 3. CONCLUSION(S) This study demonstrates that hspA2 gene expression is down-regulated in human testes with abnormal spermatogenesis, which in turn suggests that the hspA2 gene might play a specific role during meiosis in human testes.
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- W Y Son
- Pundang Je-Saeng General Hospital, Dae-jin Medical Center, Kyungki-do, Korea, USA.
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The many events of meiotic prophase can now be viewed as a series of specialized incidents that are monitored by meiotic checkpoints, some of which are similar to their mitotic counterparts, and some of which are probably unique to meiosis. This shift in perspective means that meiotic sterility in mammals must be reexamined and viewed as the result of errors subject to meiotic checkpoint controls. Like their mitotic counterparts, the meiotic checkpoints detect defects and halt normal progression until these mistakes can be repaired. Some of these checkpoints utilize mitotic checkpoint proteins, others may involve meiotic-specific proteins, or splice forms. If repair is impossible, the checkpoints then either trigger immediate apoptosis or cause an arrest of meiotic progression followed by eventual cell death. If a sufficient number of spermatocytes are involved, either alternative results in sterility. Identification of these meiotic checkpoints and delineation of the signal transduction cascades involved has only just begun. While yeast, or other model organisms, may provide clues to some of these pathways, others appears to have arisen during vertebrate evolution. The study of mammalian meiosis has entered a new era and the foundations are being laid for a growing understanding of the many problems that may contribute to sterility.
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- T Ashley
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Takaishi M, Huh NH. A tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein gene, tpis, whose expression is induced with differentiation of spermatogenic cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 264:81-5. [PMID: 10527845 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.1477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) is a degenerate 34-amino-acid sequence which forms scaffolds to mediate protein-protein interactions. We have isolated a cDNA named tpis from mouse embryonic skin and found that the deduced 529-amino-acid sequence contained 5 TPRs. In addition to skin, the transcript of tpis was detected in tissues with stratified squamous epithelium, e.g., tongue, esophagus, and forestomach. tpis was most strongly expressed in testis among adult tissues examined. The transcript of tpis from testis was longer, encoding 372 additional amino acid residues at the 5'-side with 3 more TPRs. In situ hybridization revealed specific expression of tpis at a distinct differentiation stage of spermatogenic cells, indicating involvement of tpis in spermatogenesis. Chromosomal localization of the tpis gene was determined as 18.10 cM of chromosome 15.
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- M Takaishi
- Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Sugitani, 930-0194, Japan
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Tsunekawa N, Matsumoto M, Tone S, Nishida T, Fujimoto H. The Hsp70 homolog gene, Hsc70t, is expressed under translational control during mouse spermiogenesis. Mol Reprod Dev 1999; 52:383-91. [PMID: 10092118 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199904)52:4<383::aid-mrd7>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hsc70t is a member of the Hsp70 family of genes and is constitutively expressed after meiosis in mouse spermatogenesis. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization techniques were used to examine the precise localization of the Hsc70t product during the various stages of spermatogenesis. A rabbit antiserum raised againstthe mouse Hsc70t-lacZ fusion protein detected the Hsc70t protein in the late spermatid-enriched fraction after two-dimensional Western blot analyses. On histological sections, the protein appears in the cytoplasm of spermatids as they progress from step 9 to the final step of spermatogenesis. An antisense RNA probe generated from the 3' untranslated region of Hsc70t cDNA detected Hsc70t mRNA in late round spermatids from step 7 onward with the signal disappearing in spermatids at step 15. Thus, Hsc70t mRNA first appears after meiosis in haploid cells but is not translated effectively until these cells progress to the transcriptionally inactive stage which coincides with chromatin condensation. These results establish that the synthesis of Hsc70t protein is under strict translational control.
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- N Tsunekawa
- Mitsubishi Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Hunt CR, Parsian AJ, Goswami PC, Kozak CA. Characterization and expression of the mouse Hsc70 gene. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1444:315-25. [PMID: 10095055 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(98)00285-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A genomic clone encoding the mouse Hsc70 gene has been isolated and characterized by DNA sequence analysis. The gene is approximately 3. 9 kb in length and contains eight introns, the fifth, sixth and eighth of which encode the three U14 snoRNAs. The gene has been located on Chr 9 in the order Fli1-Itm1-Olfr7-Hsc70(Rnu14)-Cbl by genetic analysis. Expression of Hsc70 is universal in all tissues of the mouse, but is slightly elevated in liver, skeletal muscle and kidney tissue, while being depressed in testes. In cultured mouse NIH 3T3 cells or human HeLa cells, Hsc70 mRNA levels are low under normal conditions, but can be induced 8-fold higher in both lines by treatment with the amino acid analog azetidine. A similar induction is seen in cells treated with the proteosome inhibitor MG132 suggesting that elevated Hsc70 expression may be coupled to protein degradation. Surprisingly, expression of the human Hsc70 gene is also regulated by cell-cycle position being 8-10-fold higher in late G1/S-phase cells as opposed to the levels in early G1-phase cells.
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- C R Hunt
- Washington University School of Medicine, Radiation Oncology Center, 4511 Forest Park Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
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Berruti G, Perego L, Martegani E. Molecular cloning and developmental pattern of expression of MSJ-1, a new male germ cell-specific DNAJ homologue. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 444:145-50; discussion 151. [PMID: 10026944 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0089-0_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A cDNA encoding a new member of the DnaJ protein family has been isolated by screening a mouse testicular expression library. The predicted protein, named MSJ-1, is 242 amino acid residues-long, containing the fingerprinting J domain in the NH2 terminus. A wide tissutal Northern blot analysis reveals that MSJ-1 is expressed only in the testis, while in situ hybridization analyses demonstrate that the mRNA is first transcribed in spermatids. The antiserum developed against a MSJ-1/GST fusion protein recognizes a protein of 30 kDa in germ cell protein extracts.
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- G Berruti
- Department of Biology, University of Milan, Italy
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Dix DJ, Hong RL. Protective mechanisms in germ cells: stress proteins in spermatogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 444:137-43; discussion 143-4. [PMID: 10026943 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0089-0_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A wide range of environmental exposures trigger protective mechanisms in reproductive tissues which are mediated by stress or heat shock proteins (HSPs). These stress proteins maintain normal cellular functions such as protein synthesis, as well as assist in resisting and recovering from toxicant-induced cellular damage. Over the past decade a number of laboratories have examined the expression and potential functions of these stress proteins during gametogenesis (reviewed in Dix, 1997a) and in reproductive toxicology (Dix, 1997b). This paper reviews the expression of HSPs in testes, presents a detailed analysis of the function of Hsp70-2 during the meiotic phase of spermatogenesis, and concludes with a discussion of stress-inducible HSPs and putative protective mechanisms.
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- D J Dix
- Reproductive Toxicology Division, Natl. Health and Environmental Effects Res. Lab., US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Mechanism of heat induction of albumin in early embryonic rat liver. J Biosci 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02936132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Alastalo TP, Lönnström M, Leppä S, Kaarniranta K, Pelto-Huikko M, Sistonen L, Parvinen M. Stage-specific expression and cellular localization of the heat shock factor 2 isoforms in the rat seminiferous epithelium. Exp Cell Res 1998; 240:16-27. [PMID: 9570917 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1997.3926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) are generally known as regulators of cellular stress response. The mammalian HSF1 functions as a classical stress factor, whereas HSF2 is active during certain developmental processes, including embryogenesis and spermatogenesis. In the present study, we examined HSF2 expression at specific stages of the rat seminiferous epithelial cycle. We found that expression of the alternatively spliced HSF2-alpha and HSF2-beta isoforms is developmentally regulated in a stage-specific manner. Studies on cellular localization demonstrated that HSF2 is present in the nuclei of early pachytene spermatocytes at stages I-IV and in the nuclei of round spermatids at stages V-VIIab. In contrast a strong HSF2 immunoreactivity was detected in small distinct cytoplasmic regions from zygotene spermatocytes to maturation phase spermatids. Immunoelectron microscopic analysis revealed that these structures are mainly cytoplasmic bridges between germ cells. Our results on cellular localization of HSF2 and stage-specific expression of the HSF2 isoforms indicate that HSF2, in addition to its function as a nuclear transcription factor, may be involved in other cellular processes during spermatogenesis, possibly in the sharing process of gene products between the germ cells.
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- T P Alastalo
- Department of Anatomy, University of Turku, Finland
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