2021年4月
Cellular Expression and Subcellular Localization of Wwox Protein During Testicular Development and Spermatogenesis in Rats
Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
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- 巻
- 69
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 257
- 終了ページ
- 270
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1369/0022155421991629
- 出版者・発行元
- SAGE Publications
A well-known putative tumor suppressor WW domain–containing oxidoreductase (Wwox) is highly expressed in hormonally regulated tissues and is considered important for the normal development and function of reproductive organs. In this study, we investigated the cellular and subcellular localization of Wwox in normal testes during postnatal days 0–70 using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Wwox is expressed in testes at all ages. Immunohistochemistry showed that fetal-type and adult-type Leydig cells, immature and mature Sertoli cells, and germ cells (from gonocytes to step 17 spermatids) expressed Wwox except peritubular myoid cells, step 18–19 spermatids, and mature sperm. Wwox localized diffusely in the cytoplasm with focal intense signals in all testicular cells. These signals gradually condensed in germ cells with their differentiation and colocalized with giantin for cis-Golgi marker and partially with golgin-97 for trans-Golgi marker. Biochemically, Wwox was detected in isolated Golgi-enriched fractions. But Wwox was undetectable in the nucleus. This subcellular localization pattern of Wwox was also confirmed in single-cell suspension. These findings indicate that Wwox is functional in most cell types of testis and might locate into Golgi apparatus via interaction with Golgi proteins. These unique localizations might be related to the function of Wwox in testicular development and spermatogenesis:
- リンク情報
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- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1369/0022155421991629
- PubMed
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33565365
- PubMed Central
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8013998
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- URL
- http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1369/0022155421991629
- URL
- http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1369/0022155421991629
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1369/0022155421991629
- ISSN : 0022-1554
- eISSN : 1551-5044
- PubMed ID : 33565365
- PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8013998