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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
Current evidence suggests the presence of transcripts for several secretory phospholipase A(2) (sPLA(2)) enzymes in male genital organs. In this study, we examined by immunohistochemistry the localization of group IIA, IIC, IID, IIE, IIF, V and X sPLA(2)s in male genital organs. In sPLA(2)-IIA-deficient C57BL/6 mouse testis, sPLA(2)-IIC, -IID, -IIE, -IIF, -V and -X were diversely expressed in spermatogenic cells within the seminiferous tubules. Immunoblotting revealed the presence of these sPLA(2)s in mouse spermatozoa. In addition, sPLA(2)-IIF, -V and -X were localized in the interstitial Leydig cells. The same set of sPLA(2)s was detected in a mouse cultured Leydig cell line, and adenovirus-mediated transfer of these sPLA(2)s into Leydig cells resulted in increased prostaglandin production. sPLA(2)-IIC, -IID, -IIE, -IIF, -V and -X were also detected diversely in the epithelium of the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, and prostate. In a sPLA(2)-IIA-positive FVB strain, weak expression of sPLA(2)-IIA was detected in Leydig cells. Notable differences in the sPLA(2) expression profiles were found in the seminal vesicles and prostate between mice and humans. Taken together, individual sPLA(2)s exhibit distinct or partially overlapping localizations in male reproductive organs, suggesting both specific and redundant functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
1686
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Genitalia, Male, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Phospholipases A, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Phospholipases A2, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Spermatids, pubmed-meshheading:15522823-Spermatocytes
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Localization of various secretory phospholipase A2 enzymes in male reproductive organs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't