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Expression pattern of acetylated alpha-tubulin in porcine spermatogonia. 2010

Jinping Luo, and Jose Rafael Rodriguez-Sosa, and Lin Tang, and Alla Bondareva, and Susan Megee, and Ina Dobrinski
Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research, Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Mammalian spermatogonial stem cells reside on the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules. The mechanisms responsible for maintenance of spermatogonia at the basement membrane are unclear. Since acetylated alpha-tubulin (Ac-alpha-Tu) is a component of long-lived, stable microtubules and deacetylation of alpha-tubulin enhances cell motility, we hypothesized that acetylation of alpha-tubulin might be associated with positioning of spermatogonia at the basement membrane. The expression pattern of Ac-alpha-Tu at different stages of testis development was characterized by immunohistochemistry for Ac-alpha-Tu and spermatogonia-specific proteins (PGP 9.5, DAZL). In immature pig testes, Ac-alpha-Tu was present exclusively in gonocytes at 1 week of age, and in a subset of spermatogonia at 10 weeks of age. At this age, spermatogonia are migrating toward the tubule periphery and Ac-alpha-Tu appeared polarized toward the basement membrane. In adult pig testes, Ac-alpha-Tu was detected in few single or paired spermatogonia at the basement membrane as well as in spermatids and spermatozoa. Only undifferentiated (DAZL-), proliferating (determined by BrdU incorporation) spermatogonia expressed high levels of Ac-alpha-Tu. Comparison with the expression pattern of beta-tubulin and tyrosinated alpha-tubulin confirmed that only Ac-alpha-Tu is specific to germ cells. The unique pattern of Ac-alpha-Tu in undifferentiated germ cells during postnatal development suggests that posttranslational modifications of microtubules may play an important role in recruiting and anchoring spermatogonia at the basement membrane. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 77: 348-352, 2010. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008870 Microtubules Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS. Microtubule
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D000107 Acetylation Formation of an acetyl derivative. (Stedman, 25th ed) Acetylations
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013093 Spermatogonia Euploid male germ cells of an early stage of SPERMATOGENESIS, derived from prespermatogonia. With the onset of puberty, spermatogonia at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubule proliferate by mitotic then meiotic divisions and give rise to the haploid SPERMATOCYTES. Spermatophores,Spermatogonias,Spermatophore
D013234 Stem Cells Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. Colony-Forming Units,Mother Cells,Progenitor Cells,Colony-Forming Unit,Cell, Mother,Cell, Progenitor,Cell, Stem,Cells, Mother,Cells, Progenitor,Cells, Stem,Colony Forming Unit,Colony Forming Units,Mother Cell,Progenitor Cell,Stem Cell
D014404 Tubulin A microtubule subunit protein found in large quantities in mammalian brain. It has also been isolated from SPERM FLAGELLUM; CILIA; and other sources. Structurally, the protein is a dimer with a molecular weight of approximately 120,000 and a sedimentation coefficient of 5.8S. It binds to COLCHICINE; VINCRISTINE; and VINBLASTINE. alpha-Tubulin,beta-Tubulin,delta-Tubulin,epsilon-Tubulin,gamma-Tubulin,alpha Tubulin,beta Tubulin,delta Tubulin,epsilon Tubulin,gamma Tubulin
D016415 Sequence Alignment The arrangement of two or more amino acid or base sequences from an organism or organisms in such a way as to align areas of the sequences sharing common properties. The degree of relatedness or homology between the sequences is predicted computationally or statistically based on weights assigned to the elements aligned between the sequences. This in turn can serve as a potential indicator of the genetic relatedness between the organisms. Sequence Homology Determination,Determination, Sequence Homology,Alignment, Sequence,Alignments, Sequence,Determinations, Sequence Homology,Sequence Alignments,Sequence Homology Determinations

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