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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A close correlation in the expression patterns of Af-6 and Usp9x in Sertoli and granulosa cells of mouse testis and ovary |
Author: | Sato, Takeshi Kanai, Yoshiakira Noma, Takashi Kanai-Azuma, Masami Taya, Shinichiro Matsui, Toshiyasu Ishii, Maki Kawakami, Hayato Kurohmaru, Masamichi Kaibuchi, Kozo Wood, Stephen Andrew Hayashi, Yoshihiro |
Citation: | Reproduction, 2004; 128:583-594 |
Publisher: | Bio Scientifica |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 1470-1626 |
Organisation: | Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development |
Statement of Responsibility: | Takeshi Sato, Yoshiakira Kanai, Takashi Noma, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Shinichiro Taya, Toshiyasu Matsui, Maki Ishii, Hayato Kawakami, Masamichi Kurohmaru, Kozo Kaibuchi, Stephen A Wood and Yoshihiro Hayashi |
Abstract: | Usp9x, an X-linked deubiquitylating enzyme, is stage dependently expressed in the supporting cells (i.e. Sertoli cells and granulosa cells) and germ cells during mouse gametogenesis. Af-6, a cell junction protein, has been identified as a substrate of Usp9x, suggesting a possible association between Usp9x and Af-6 in spermatogenesis and oogenesis. In this study, we examined the expression pattern of Af-6 and Usp9x and their intracellular localization in testes and ovaries of mice treated with or without pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG), an FSH-like hormone. In both testes and ovaries, Af-6 expression was predominantly observed in supporting cells, as well as in steroidogenic cells, but not in any germ cells. In Sertoli cells, Af-6 was continuously expressed throughout postnatal and adult stages, where both Af-6 and Usp9x were enriched at the sites of Sertoli–Sertoli and Sertoli–spermatid junctions especially at stages XI–VI. In the granulosa cells, Af-6, as well as Usp9x, was highly expressed in primordial and primary follicles, but its expression rapidly decreased after the late-secondary follicle stage. Interestingly, in PMSG-treated mice, the expression levels of Af-6 and Usp9x were synchronously enhanced, slightly in Sertoli cells and strongly in granulosa cells of the late-secondary and Graafian follicles. Such closely correlated expression patterns between Af-6 and Usp9x clearly suggest that Af-6 may be deubiquitylated by Usp9x in both Sertoli and granulosa cells. It further suggests that the post-translational regulation of Af-6 by Usp9x may be one potential pathway to control the cell adhesion dynamics in mammalian gametogenesis. |
Description: | Copyright © 2004 by the Society for Reproduction and Fertility |
DOI: | 10.1530/rep.1.00060 |
Appears in Collections: | Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development publications Molecular and Biomedical Science publications |
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