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Three Testis-Specific Paralogous Serine Proteases Play Different Roles in Murine Spermatogenesis and Are Involved in Germ Cell Survival During Meiosis

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Title: Three Testis-Specific Paralogous Serine Proteases Play Different Roles in Murine Spermatogenesis and Are Involved in Germ Cell Survival During Meiosis
Authors: Yoneda, Ryoma Browse this author
Takahashi, Takayuki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Matsui, Hitoshi Browse this author
Takano, Naoharu Browse this author
Hasebe, Yuko Browse this author
Ogiwara, Katsueki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Kimura, Atsushi P. Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: apoptosis
germ cell
localization
meiosis
organ culture
protease
Prss
spermatogenesis
Tessp
Issue Date: May-2013
Publisher: The Society for the Study of Reproduction
Journal Title: Biology of Reproduction
Volume: 88
Issue: 5
Start Page: 118
End Page: 118
Publisher DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.106328
PMID: 23536369
Abstract: Spermatogenesis is a complex process that generates spermatozoa; its molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Here we focused on the functions of three testis-specific serine proteases: Prss42/Tessp-2, Prss43/Tessp-3, and Prss44/Tessp-4. These protease genes, which constitute a gene cluster on chromosome 9F2-F3, were presumed to be paralogs and were expressed only in the testis. By investigating their mRNA distribution, we found that all three genes were expressed in primary and secondary spermatocytes. However, interestingly, the translated proteins were produced at different locations. Prss42/Tessp-2 was found in the membranes and cytoplasm of secondary spermatocytes and spermatids, whereas Prss43/Tessp-3 was present only in the membranes of spermatocytes and spermatids. Prss44/Tessp-4 was detected in the cytoplasm of spermatocytes and spermatids. To assess the roles of these proteases in spermatogenesis, we used organ culture of mouse testis fragments. Adding antibodies against Prss42/Tessp-2 and Prss43/Tessp-3 resulted in meiotic arrest at the stage when each protease was beginning to be translated. Furthermore, the number of apoptotic cells dramatically increased after the addition of these antibodies. These results strongly suggest that the three paralogous Prss/Tessp proteases play different roles in spermatogenesis and that Prss42/Tessp-2 and Prss43/Tessp-3 are required for germ cell survival during meiosis.
Type: article (author version)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54627
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