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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-6
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Using cDNA microarray hybridization from a human testicular cDNA library, a novel gene exhibiting 30-fold difference in expression level between adult and embryo human testes was cloned and named NYD-SP6, which was 1858 bp in length with 87% nucleotide identity with the mouse homologue sequence. The deduced protein structure of NYD-SP6 was found to contain two plant homeodomain (PHD) finger domains, believed to be involved in activating transcriptional regulation. Tissue distribution analysis using Northern blot indicated that the NYD-SP6 gene was expressed in a wide range of tissues, with a high expression level in the testis. Its expression in human and mouse testes by in situ hybridization was confined to Sertoli cells and the expression was developmentally regulated as demonstrated by cDNA microarray, in situ hybridization, and semiquantitative PCR in mouse testes. GFP/NYD-SP6 protein was predominantly localized in the nucleus of the transfected CHO cells, indicating its role in transcriptional regulation. In contrast, the N-terminal truncated NYD-SP6 (tNYD-SP6) localized in the nuclear envelope, indicating this region function as a nuclear localization signal. Further Northern blot analysis of gene expression in patients with spermatogenesis arrest revealed that NYD-SP6 was absent in one patient whose spermatogenesis was blocked at the stage of spermatocytes. Taken together, these results suggest that the putative protein of NYD-SP6 may play an important role in stimulating transcription involved in testicular development and/or spermatogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
©2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
291
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Sertoli Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Spermatogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11829468-Transfection
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
NYD-SP6, a novel gene potentially involved in regulating testicular development/spermatogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Reproduction Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't