Localization of Δ4-5β and 5α-Reductases and 17β-ol-Dehydrogenase in Immature Golden Hamster Testes*
Localization of Δ4-5β and 5α-Reductases and 17β-ol-Dehydrogenase in Immature Golden Hamster Testes*
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未成熟金仓鼠睾丸中 Δ4-5β 和 5α-还原酶以及 17β-ol-脱氢酶的定位*
DOI:
10.1210/endo-111-1-269
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发表时间:
1982
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Keishi Matsumoto
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作者:
Y. Furubayashi;N. Terada;B. Sato;Keishi Matsumoto
Testes of 28- and 70-day-old golden hamsters were separated into seminiferus tubules and interstitial tissue by wet dissection. Homogenates of the tissues and subcellular fractions were incubated with [14C]androstenedione, and NADPH and enzyme activity (nanomoles per 100 mg protein/h) was estimated. In immature testes, the 5β-reductase activity was largely confined to the seminiferous tubules, while 5α-reductase was localized in the interstitial tissue. The activity of 17β-oldehydrogenase was found to be equally distributed between tubules and interstitial tissue. Although the activities of 5β- and 5α-reductases were approximately 10 times greater in immature than adult testes, the 17β-ol-dehydrogenase activity in adult testes was approximately 10 times that in immature testes. In the immature testes, most 5α-reductase and 17β-ol-dehydrogenase were localized in microsomes, whereas 5β-reductase was wholly localized in cytosol. These results indicate that 5β-reduction of Δ4-3-ketosteroids takes place largel...