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Prop-1 acts as an upstream regulator for the Pit-1 gene to induce development of Pit-1 lineage pituitary cell lines, GH-, PRL-, and TSH-producing cells, in the early stage of pituitary organogenesis. Furthermore, Prop-1 is presumed to be involved in the function of FSH/LH-producing cells, gonadotropes, since the defective Prop-1 gene shows hypogonadism. Recently, we reported evidence that Prop-1 directly regulates expression of the porcine FSHbeta gene, thus providing a novel advance in understanding the function of Prop-1 in FSH/LH production and hypogonadism. This study was intended to demonstrate the expressions of Prop-1 gene in pituitary tumor-derived cell lines. RT-PCR analyses were conducted of Pit-1, glycoprotein alpha subunit (alphaGSU), GnRH receptor, and cyclophilin A (a ubiquitously expressing gene). We observed expression of the Pit-1 gene in alphaT1-1, TalphaT1, MtT/S, GH3, and TtT/GF cells, expression of the alphaGSU gene in alphaT1-1, alphaT3-1, LbetaT2, LbetaT4, TalphaT1, and GH3 cells, and expression of GnRH receptor gene in alphaT3-1, LbetaT2, LbetaT4, and GH3 cells, respectively. These expression profiles were in accord with their cell lineages, with only a few exceptions. To accurately measure the expression level of the Prop-1 gene, a quantitative analysis was performed using the real-time PCR method. This analysis demonstrated that the LbetaT2 and LbetaT4 gonadotrope cell lines, which express the FSHbeta gene, express the Prop-1 gene. Taken together with our previous observation that Prop-1 is present in the adult porcine pituitary gonadotropes, Prop-1 might also be involved in development of gonadotropes and hormone production. 相似文献
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Generation of transgenic rats expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
Fujioka H Suzuki M Yamanouchi K Ohta A Nagashima H Kato M Nishihara M 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2003,49(6):523-529
Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons govern reproductive function by controlling the release of gonadotropins from the pituitary. To facilitate identification of living GnRH neurons, here we attempted to generate transgenic rats that express enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in GnRH neurons. About 3 kb of rat GnRH promoter region was inserted into the EGFP reporter cassette, and the expression of EGFP fluorescence was confirmed in several cell lines following transient transfection. Then we successfully generated a transgenic rat by injecting linearized GnRH-EGFP transgene into the pronuclei of fertilized oocytes. The GnRH-EGFP transgenic rats expressed EGFP in the brain, but not in the ovary, testis or thymus. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that detectable EGFP fluorescence was confined to the cell body of GnRH-immunoreactive neurons in the septum and preoptic area, while no EGFP signal was discernible in the median eminence where abundant GnRH-immunoreactive fibers were observed. The mean percentage of EGFP-positive cells in the GnRH-positive cells was 76.3%. The GnRH-EGFP transgenic rats generated in the present study will enable characterization of properties of individual GnRH neurons. 相似文献
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为了解精子黏附分子-1(SPAM-1)在内蒙古白绒山羊受精中的作用,采用RT-PCR技术克隆了成年白绒山羊睾丸组织中SPAM-1基因,并用RT-PCR技术检测其mRNA在睾丸及附睾中的表达。结果表明获得291bp的SPAM-1基因cDNA序列,且该基因mRNA在睾丸和附睾尾部有表达,而在附睾头部和体部均不表达或低表达。 相似文献
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Alterations of gene expression in adult male rat testis and pituitary shortly after subacute administration of the antiandrogen flutamide 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
Ohsako S Kubota K Kurosawa S Takeda K Qing W Ishimura R Tohyama C 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2003,49(4):275-290
In the course of profiling alterations of gene expression in the male reproductive system induced by anti-androgenic agents, 28 genes expressed in the testis or pituitary of adult rats were examined shortly after subacute administration of the well-known anti-androgen, flutamide (FM). FM (25 mg/kg/day) was orally administered to male rats for six days. On day 8 (D8) after the first dose of FM, intratesticular testosterone (T) levels had dramatically increased, but daily sperm production on D36 was significantly decreased. The mRNA levels of testicular and pituitary genes on D8 were measured by semiquantitative RT-PCR. Among the six testicular steroidogenic enzyme genes, the mRNAs of the P450 side chain cleavage, P450 17 alpha/C(17-20) lyase, and 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I (3betaHSD) genes significantly increased, whereas 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type III slightly decreased. Among the three steroid receptors examined, androgen receptor (AR) and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mRNAs were significantly down-regulated (29% and 35%, respectively) in the testis, but there was no change in estrogen receptor alpha. There were no clear changes in expression of the gonadotropin receptors and Sertoli cell specific genes, but a slight increase was observed in expression of the lactose dehydrogenase-c mRNA, a germ cell specific gene. Among the three immediate early genes, c-myc mRNA was increased approximately 1.4-fold. In the pituitary, on the other hand, mRNAs for LHbeta and FSHbeta subunits and gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor had increased significantly. These results show that subacute FM administration first affected hypothalamus/pituitary hormone gene expression, then altered gonadotropin secretion, and subsequently induced over-expression of testicular steroidogenic enzyme genes. However, the significant up-regulation of 3betaHSD and down-regulation of AR mRNAs, despite the higher level of intratesticular T, might be explained by an antagonistic action of hydroxyflutamide retained in the testis. The profiles of alterations in gene expression observed will provide important information for the screening of adult male animals for anti-androgenic chemicals. 相似文献
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Mo CHEN Li-Yi CAI Naoko KANNO Takako KATO Jinxing LU Fan JIN Honghua WANG Masayo SEKITA Masashi HIGUCHI Saishu YOSHIDA Hideji YAKO Hiroki UEHARU Shun-Ichiro IZUMI Yukio KATO 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(5):457-462
Recently we demonstrated an ectopic expression of the human herpesvirus 1 thymidine
kinase (HHV1-TK) gene by functioning of an intrinsic endogenous promoter in the
transgenic rat (TG-rat), suggesting that HHV1 infection in humans induces expression
of the TK gene with the ectopic promoter in the testis and results in accumulation of
HHV1-TK protein, triggering male infertility similar to that in the TG-rat. Hence, in
this study, we started to investigate a relationship between infection of herpesvirus
and human male infertility. Semen was donated by Chinese male infertile patients (153
men, aged 21–49 years) with informed consent, followed by DNA preparation and
analysis by PCR and DNA sequencing. Semen volume, sperm number and density, and sperm
motility were examined. DNAs of HHV1, HHV4, HHV5 and HHV6 were confirmed by PCR,
electrophoresis and DNA sequencing. Finally, virus DNA was identified in 59 patients
(39%). The number of carriers was 39 (25%) for HHV1, 6 (4%) for HHV4, 33 (22%) for
HHV5 and 3 (2%) for HHV6, respectively. Moreover, double-infection was found in 22
out of 59 specimens (37%), most of which were double-infection of HHV1 and HHV5 (15
out of 22 carriers). Though slight severity was present in some of the carriers, the
relationship between virus infection and sperm impairment was not conclusive.
Accordingly, it is essential to examine whether the viral HHV1-TK gene is expressed
in the testis of the infertile human HHV carrier. 相似文献
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【目的】确定银黑狐黑素皮质激素受体1（melanocortin 1 receptor，MC1R）基因的核心启动子区，为探究该基因的表达调控机制提供理论依据。【方法】以银黑狐基因组DNA为模板，PCR扩增获得MC1R基因5'-UTR区序列，利用3个在线生物学软件综合预测MC1R基因启动子活性区；PCR扩增获得该基因5'-UTR区不同长度的缺失片段，并克隆至pMD19-T载体，将重组质粒转染至黑色素B16细胞中，利用双荧光素酶检测技术对10个缺失片段进行荧光素酶活性检测。【结果】成功获得银黑狐MC1R基因5'-UTR区序列，软件预测显示－596/＋73 bp可能为启动子活性区。双荧光素酶活性检测发现，构建的10个缺失片段的荧光素酶表达载体均具有启动子活性，其中pGL3-MC1RP8（－520/＋73 bp）有较强的活性，提示其为核心启动子区，与软件预测结果基本一致。【结论】试验确定了银黑狐MC1R基因的核心启动子区为―520/＋73 bp，为深入研究该基因的毛色调控机制奠定了理论基础。 相似文献
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Kubota K Ohsako S Kurosawa S Takeda K Qing W Sakaue M Kawakami T Ishimura R Tohyama C 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2003,49(5):403-412
The effect of vinclozolin (VCZ), used as a fungicide and known to have anti-androgenic effects on spermatogenesis and gene expression in the male rat testis was investigated. In Experiment 1, VCZ (100 mg/kg/day) or flutamide (FM, 25 mg/kg/day) was orally administered to male Holzman rats for six days. 8 days after the last administration (D8), a drastic increase in intratesticular testosterone was detected in FM (4.2-fold over control) but not in VCZ treated animals, whereas on D36 post-administration, both groups showed similar levels. Significant decreases in daily sperm production were seen in both VCZ and FM-treated rats on D36. Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis with testicular and pituitary mRNAs on D8 revealed that LHbeta and FSHbeta mRNAs were increased in the pituitary by VCZ, as well as by FM. Among the four testicular steroidogenic enzyme genes, cytochrome P450 side chain cleavage (P450scc) and cytochrome P450 17alpha/C(17-20) lyase (P450c17) mRNAs were significantly increased, whereas 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type III (17betaHSD) mRNA was not changed. A significant increase in 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I (3betaHSD) and a decrease in androgen receptor (AR) mRNA were observed only in FM treated rats. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated intense staining of P450scc in the interstitial cells of VCZ-treated testis on D8. In Experiment 2, hormone levels were measured at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after VCZ (100 mg/kg) administration to Sprague-Dawley rats. Serum LH level remained constant for the first 3 hours and started to increase at 6 hrs. In contrast, serum and intratesticular testosterone levels increased 2-fold at 1 hr and maintained the level until 24 hrs. P450c17 mRNA level was 2-fold increased at all periods, whereas no obvious changes were detected in the other steroidogenic enzyme genes. Although not statistically significant, AR mRNA level increased 2-fold, 3 hrs after VCZ administration. These results indicate that VCZ affects the pituitary in a similar manner as FM, but functions differently on testicular gene expression. 相似文献
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Pituitary and testicular responses of beef bulls to active immunization against inhibin alpha 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
B D Schanbacher 《Journal of animal science》1991,69(1):252-257
Prepubertal crossbred beef bulls served as controls or were actively immunized against the N-terminal, 30-amino acid synthetic fragment of porcine inhibin alpha, pI alpha (1-30). Antibody titers were detected in sera (greater than 40% B/BO in sera diluted 1,000-fold) but not in rete testis fluid of 390-d-old bulls. Serum FSH and inhibin remained static during a 5-h intensive bleed; inhibin was not acutely affected by a 15-fold LH rise and a threefold FSH rise induced by exogenous GnRH. Serum FSH, but not LH or testosterone, was consistently elevated (P less than .05) in immunized bulls compared with control bulls. Neither pituitary weight, pituitary gonadotropin content nor pituitary FSH/LH ratios were affected (P greater than .10) by pI alpha(1-30) active immunization. Testicular sperm density was greater (60 x 10(6) vs 45 x 10(6) sperm/g testis; P less than .10) in immunized bulls, but testes weight, epididymides weight and total daily sperm production remained unchanged. These results suggest that inhibin is important for regulation of FSH secretion and testicular function. Immunization with suitable inhibin vaccines may improve bull fertility. 相似文献
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本研究旨在对猪SEPW1基因的潜在启动子区进行克隆及转录活性分析，获得其核心启动子区域，并进一步分析转录因子SP1对SEPW1基因转录活性的影响，为探索SEPW1基因在猪肉质性状方面的功能奠定基础。利用实时荧光定量PCR检测SEPW1基因在大白猪各组织中的表达量，构建空间表达谱；通过PCR技术克隆得到6个逐级缺失的SEPW1基因启动子片段，构建6个双荧光素酶报告载体，通过检测各载体的双荧光素酶活性获得SEPW1基因的核心启动子区域；对核心启动子区进行生物信息学分析，发现潜在的SP1转录因子结合位点；通过过表达、抑制表达、定点突变及凝胶迁移试验（EMSA）确认SP1转录因子结合位点的存在及其对SEPW1基因转录活性的影响。结果显示，SEPW1基因在所检测的4月龄大白猪12个组织中均有表达，其中在腓肠肌及心脏中的表达量较高。双荧光素酶活性显示，猪SEPW1基因5'侧翼区-443~-231 bp为其核心启动子区，且-378~-306 bp存在1个潜在的SP1结合位点。过表达和抑制表达SP1基因结果显示，转录因子SP1能够促进SEPW1基因的转录；定点突变及EMSA试验确认，转录因子SP1可直接与SEPW1基因启动子区的SP1结合位点（-348~-339 bp）相结合。综合以上结果表明，转录因子SP1可直接靶向SEPW1基因的启动子区并促进SEPW1基因的转录。 相似文献
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以雌性籽鹅脑垂体的总RNA为模板,利用特异性引物通过RT-PCR扩增获得长为363 bp的籽鹅促卵泡激素α亚基的cDNA片段,将扩增的促卵泡激素α亚基基因片段克隆至pMD18-T载体后进行测序。将测序结果与鸡、鹌鹑、火鸡、鼠、羊、牛等多种禽类和哺乳动物的该基因核苷酸序列及推导的氨基酸序列进行同源性分析。结果表明,这些物种促卵泡激素α亚基基因序列具有较高的保守性,其中与鸡、鹌鹑、火鸡的核苷酸同源性最高,均为95.9%,推导的氨基酸序列与鸡、鹌鹑、火鸡的同源性最高,均为97.5%。为了对克隆的籽鹅促卵泡激素α亚基基因功能研究提供基础,将籽鹅促卵泡激素α亚基基因克隆至pET-32a(+)原核表达载体。 相似文献
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本试验旨在克隆、鉴定猪硒蛋白P基因(Sepp1),并探明其在猪不同组织中的mRNA相对表达量,为以猪为模型研究硒蛋白P(Sel P)的功能奠定基础。根据表达序列标签(EST)序列设计引物,利用c DNA末端快速克隆(3'-RACE)技术从猪肝脏总RNA中扩增出含开放阅读框(ORF)至poly A片段,然后与EST序列进行拼接;采用荧光定量PCR技术考察Sepp1在猪9个组织中的mRNA相对表达量。结果显示:1)扩增出共1 707 bp的片段,测序后与EST拼接获得了2 109 bp的猪Sepp1序列,并提交至NCBI Gen Bank数据库,序列号为EF113596.2;该基因1 170 bp的ORF编码区和对应的氨基酸残基与人相应序列分别有83.72%和75.64%序列同源性,其编码390个氨基酸,含有14个硒代半胱氨酸(Sec)残基,分别位于第59、267、286、309、311、327、339、352、354、361、376、378、385和387位。2)Sepp1 mRNA在猪组织中广泛分布,在肝脏中具有最高分布,依次为甲状腺肾脏睾丸下丘脑脾脏垂体心脏肌肉。本试验成功克隆、鉴定了猪Sepp1,检测了其在猪不同组织中表达分布情况,为其进一步以猪为模型探讨其功能奠定了基础。 相似文献
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Characterization and expression of the bovine growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor 总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3
The hypothalamic hormone, growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and its pituitary receptor are principal regulators of pituitary growth hormone (GH) synthesis and release. In the present study, we cloned and sequenced a complete bovine pituitary GHRH receptor cDNA in order to study its expression in cattle. The lengths of the exons in the bovine GHRH receptor gene were determined by comparison of the cloned cDNA with genomic sequences obtained from a bovine genomic library clone. As in other species, the bovine cDNA sequence encodes a 423-amino acid protein containing seven hydrophobic domains characteristic of a G protein-coupled receptor. The predicted bovine amino acid sequence shares 93, 90, 89, 87, and 85% identity with the ovine, porcine, human, rat and mouse sequences, respectively. Expression of the receptor in bovine ileum, ovary, anterior pituitary, testis, hypothalamus, pancreas and liver was examined by RT-PCR. Of those tissues examined, GHRH receptor expression was detected in the anterior pituitary gland and hypothalamus. To gain a better understanding of GHRH receptor gene regulation in ruminants, we examined the effect of bovine somatotropin (bST) treatment on pituitary GHRH receptor expression in dairy heifers using relative and real-time RT-PCR. In the present study, bST treatment of dairy heifers resulted in no significant decline in pituitary GHRH receptor expression. 相似文献
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精子受精抗原-1(FA-1) mRNA在绵羊睾丸和附睾中的表达 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
本研究通过RT-PCR检测了该基因在绵羊睾丸和附睾中的表达情况。首先,提取绵羊睾丸组织、附睾头、体、尾部组织总RNA,以此为模板,反转录合成cDNA,自行设计引物,PCR扩增出462 bp的目的DNA。然后,将目的片断克隆入T载体,通过菌液PCR和重组质粒酶切,鉴定重组质粒中的目的DNA。再经序列分析鉴定目的片断。同时,以β-actin为内参照物,进行RT-PCR半定量分析,比较精子受精抗原(FA-1)在睾丸、附睾头、体、尾组织中的表达量。结果表明,FA-1在绵羊睾丸和附睾中均表达。 相似文献
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