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1418993

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Transition protein 2 is a basic chromosomal protein which functions as an intermediate in the replacement of histones by protamines, and the mitochondrial capsule seleno-protein is a constituent of the outer membrane of mitochondria which functions in constructing the mitochondrial sheath surrounding the flagellum. To determine precisely the stages in spermatogenesis when these mRNAs are present, paraffin sections of sexually mature testes were hybridized to 35S- and 3H-labeled antisense RNAs and exposed to autoradiographic emulsion. The cell types hybridizing to probes in situ were determined by staining with hematoxylin and periodic acid Schiff. The in situ hybridizations reveal that the transition protein 2 mRNA is first detectable in step 7 round spermatids, persists at high levels through step 13, and is degraded before step 14. By contrast, the mitochondrial capsule seleno-protein mRNA is first detected in step 3 round spermatids and persists at high levels until step 16, the end of spermiogenesis. The mitochondrial capsule seleno-protein mRNA appears to be expressed only in haploid cells since low levels could not be detected in Northern blots of RNA from pachytene primary spermatocytes from 18 day prepubertal mice. These results demonstrate that the transition protein 2 and mitochondrial capsule seleno-protein mRNAs are transcribed and degraded at different times during the haploid phase of spermatogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1040-452X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A study by in situ hybridization of the stage of appearance and disappearance of the transition protein 2 and the mitochondrial capsule seleno-protein mRNAs during spermatogenesis in the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.