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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
By catalyzing the rate-limiting step in adipose tissue lipolysis, hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is an important regulator of energy homeostasis. The role and importance of HSL in tissues other than adipose are poorly understood. We report here the cloning and expression of a testicular isoform, designated HSLtes. Due to an addition of amino acids at the NH2-termini, rat and human HSLtes consist of 1068 and 1076 amino acids, respectively, compared to the 768 and 775 amino acids, respectively, of the adipocyte isoform (HSLadi). A novel exon of 1.2 kb, encoding the human testis-specific amino acids, was isolated and mapped to the HSL gene, 16 kb upstream of the exons encoding HSLadi. The transcribed mRNA of 3.9 kb was specifically expressed in testis. No significant similarity with other known proteins was found for the testis-specific sequence. The amino acid composition differs from the HSLadi sequence, with a notable hydrophilic character and a high content of prolines and glutamines. COS cells, transfected by the 3.9-kb human testis cDNA, expressed a protein of the expected molecular mass (M(r) approximately 120,000) that exhibited catalytic activity similar to that of HSLadi. Immunocytochemistry localized HSL to elongating spermatids and spermatozoa; HSL was not detected in interstitial cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0888-7543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
441-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Sterol Esterase, pubmed-meshheading:8812477-Testis
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular cloning, genomic organization, and expression of a testicular isoform of hormone-sensitive lipase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Lund University, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't