Expression of a novel beta adaptin subunit mRNA splice variant in human testes

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2005,（2）
• 页码范围: 179-188
• 页数: 10页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Aim: To identify a novel isoform of adaptin 2 beta subunit (named Ap2β-NY) and to investigate its relationship with testicular development and spermatogenesis. Methods: Using a human testis cDNA microarray, a clone (Ap2β-NY),which was strongly expressed in adult testes but weakly expressed in embryo testes, was sequenced and analyzed.Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the tissue distribution and expression time pattern of Ap2β-NY were determined.Results: Ap2β-NY was identified and has been deposited in the GenBank (AY341427). The expression level of Ap2β-NY in the adult testis was about 3-fold higher than that in the embryo testis. PCR analysis using multi-tissue cDNA indicated that Ap2β-NY was highly expressed in the testis, spleen, thymus, prostate, ovary, blood leukocyte and brain, but not in the heart, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. In addition, Ap2β-NY was variably expressed in the testes of patients with spermatogenesis-disturbance and spermatogenesis-arrest but not expressed in those of Sertoli-cell-only syndrome, which implied that, in the testis, Ap2β-NY was restrictively expressed in germ cells. Conclusion: Ap2β-NY is an isoform of Ap2β and may be involved in regulating the process of spermatogenesis and testis development.