論文

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2021年3月24日

Vitamin K-Dependent γ-Glutamyl Carboxylase in Sertoli Cells Is Essential for Male Fertility in Mice.

Molecular and cellular biology
  • Sachiko Shiba
  • Kazuhiro Ikeda
  • Kuniko Horie-Inoue
  • Kotaro Azuma
  • Tomoka Hasegawa
  • Norio Amizuka
  • Tomoaki Tanaka
  • Toshihiko Takeiwa
  • Yasuaki Shibata
  • Takehiko Koji
  • Satoshi Inoue
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記述言語
英語
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研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1128/MCB.00404-20

γ-Glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX) is a vitamin K (VK)-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the γ-carboxylation of glutamic acid residues in VK-dependent proteins. The anticoagulant warfarin is known to reduce GGCX activity by inhibiting the VK cycle and was recently shown to disrupt spermatogenesis. To explore GGCX function in the testis, here, we generated Sertoli cell-specific Ggcx conditional knockout (Ggcx scKO) mice and investigated their testicular phenotype. Ggcx scKO mice exhibited late-onset male infertility. They possessed morphologically abnormal seminiferous tubules containing multinucleated and apoptotic germ cells, and their sperm concentration and motility were substantially reduced. The localization of connexin 43 (Cx43), a gap junction protein abundantly expressed in Sertoli cells and required for spermatogenesis, was distorted in Ggcx scKO testes, and Cx43 overexpression in Sertoli cells rescued the infertility of Ggcx scKO mice. These results highlight GGCX activity within Sertoli cells, which promotes spermatogenesis by regulating the intercellular connection between Sertoli cells and germ cells.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00404-20
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33526452
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088131
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1128/MCB.00404-20
  • PubMed ID : 33526452
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8088131

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