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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
Kelch-like 10 (KLHL10) is a member of the BTB (Bric-a-brac, Tramtrack, and Broad-Complex)-kelch protein superfamily essential for spermiogenesis and male fertility. In a search for KLHL10-interacting proteins using a yeast two-hybrid assay, we identified Cullin3 (CUL3) as one of multiple KLHL10-interacting partners. Yeast cotransformation assays revealed that CUL3 bound the BTB/POZ domain of KLHL10. Northern blot and quantitative RT-PCR analyses demonstrated that Cul3 mRNA was preferentially expressed in the testis. In situ hybridization analysis localized Cul3 mRNA to spermatids in the adult testis. CUL3 protein was detected in elongating and elongated spermatids (steps 10-16) by immunofluorescent microscopy. The expression pattern of CUL3 resembles KLHL10. CUL3 was coimmunoprecipated with KLHL10, and KLHL10 was also detected in the CUL3 immunoprecipitants using testis lysates. These findings suggest that KLHL10, like other BTB/kelch proteins, interacts with CUL3 to form a CUL3-based ubiquitin E3 ligase that functions specifically in the testis to mediate protein ubiquitination during spermiogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Cullin Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Immunoprecipitation, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Spermatids, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Spermatogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:16162871-Two-Hybrid System Techniques
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Cullin3 is a KLHL10-interacting protein preferentially expressed during late spermiogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article