Characterization and immunolocalization of beta-D-glucuronidase in mouse testicular germ cells and spermatozoa.
Characterization and immunolocalization of beta-D-glucuronidase in mouse testicular germ cells and spermatozoa.
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小鼠睾丸生殖细胞和精子中 β-D-葡萄糖醛酸酶的表征和免疫定位。
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10.1006/excr.1998.4355
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1999
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Tulsiani,DR
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作者:
Abou-Haila,A;Fouquet,JP;Tulsiani,DR
Spermatozoa released from the seminiferous tubules are terminally differentiated cells with no known synthetic activity. Their components are synthesized in the spermatogenic cells during spermatogenesis. In this study, we report the characterization and immunolocalization of β-glucuronidase in mouse testicular germ cells and spermatozoa. The enzyme is an exoglycohydrolase with dual localization, being present in lysosomes and endoplasmic reticulum of several mouse and rat tissues. The purified germ cell preparations (spermatocytes, round spermatids, and condensed/elongated spermatids) when assayed for β-glucuronidase activity showed that the spermatocytes contained five times more enzyme activity per cell than the spermatids. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, carried out under native and denaturing conditions, demonstrated that the germ cells express only the lysosomal form of the enzyme (pI5.5–6.0) with a subunit molecular mass of 74 kDa. Immunocytochemical studies revealed a positive reaction in the Golgi membranes, Golgi-associated vesicles, and lysosomes of late spermatocytes (pachytene spermatocytes) and a stage-specific localization during spermiogenesis. The forming or formed acrosome of the elongated spermatids (stages 9–16) and epididymal spermatozoa was highly immunopositive. Comparison of immunoprecipitation curves and kinetic properties of the enzyme present in spermatocytes and spermatozoa revealed no major differences. Taken together, our results demonstrate that β-glucuronidase activities present in the lysosomes of spermatocytes and the sperm acrosome are kinetically and immunologically similar.
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