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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
We identified a new member of the phosducin-like (PhLP) protein family that is predominantly, if not exclusively, expressed in male and female germ cells. In situ analysis on testis sections and analysis of purified spermatogenic cell fractions evidenced a stage-specific expression with high levels of RNA and protein in pachytene spermatocytes and round spermatids. Three mRNA species were detected, which correspond to different polyadenylation sites and vary in abundance during germ cell maturation. Only low levels of RNA were detected in whole ovary extracts, but expression of the protein became detectable within hours after hormonal induction of superovulation. The gene (Mgcphlp) is located on mouse chromosome 5 in the immediate vicinity of the Clock locus. The predicted amino acid sequence shows extensive similarities not only with the known mammalian PhLP proteins but also with the yeast phosducin-like protein Plp2, required for the production and growth of haploid cells. Expression of the murine protein was found to complement the defect of a yeast plp2 Delta mutant. We propose that MgcPhLP/Plp2 proteins exert a function in germ cell maturation that is conserved from yeast to mammals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1751-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Meiosis, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Mice, Inbred DBA, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12424248-Testis
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel germ line-specific gene of the phosducin-like protein (PhLP) family. A meiotic function conserved from yeast to mice.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Nice, INSERM U470, 06108 Nice, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't