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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
It is generally believed that cell-to-cell cross-talk and signal transduction are mediated by cell surface molecules that play diverse and important regulatory roles in spermatogenesis and fertilization. Recently, we identified a novel plasma membrane-associated protein, TES101-reactive protein (TES101RP, or TEX101), on mouse testicular germ cells. In this study, we investigate Tex101 mRNA expression in the adult mouse testis using in situ hybridization, and we examine the fate of TEX101 during sperm transport by immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses. Tex101 mRNA was expressed in a stage-specific manner in spermatocytes and in step 1-9 spermatids of the testis, but not in spermatogonia. Although the TEX101 protein remained on the cell surfaces of step 10-16 spermatids and testicular sperm, it was shed from epididymal sperm located in the caput epididymidis. The results of this study provide additional information on germ cell-specific TEX101 expression during spermatogenesis and post-testicular sperm maturation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0967-1994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
325-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Antigens, Surface, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Epididymis, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-GPI-Linked Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Germ Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Sperm Maturation, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Spermatogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Spermatozoa, pubmed-meshheading:16388701-Testis
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
TEX101 is shed from the surface of sperm located in the caput epididymidis of the mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi-machi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't