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Postnatal Ontogeny of Expression of Monocarboxylate Transporters(MCTs) and Two Regulatory Proteins, Basigin and Embigin, in The Epididymis of Male Rat

흰쥐의 부정소에서 Monocarboxylate Transporters(MCTs)와 조절 단백질, Basigin과 Embigin의 생후 발달 과정 동안 발현 양상

  • Lee, K.H. (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center of Antiaging, Eulji University)
  • 이기호 (을지대학교 생화확-분자생물학교실)
  • Published : 2008.02.01
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Abstract

In the present study, real-time PCR was performed to evaluated expression of several isoforms of monocarboxylate transporters(MCTs) and two known MCT regulatory proteins, basigin (Bsg) and embigin, in the epididymis of the male reproductive tract during postnatal development. In addition, ERα�-mediated regulation of MCT1 expression in the epididymis was determined with estrogen receptor(ER) α� knockout(α�ERKO) mice by immunohistochemistry. Results from the current study demonstrated differential expression of MCT isoform(MCT 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8), Bsg, and embigin mRNAs in rat epididymis according to postnatal age and epididymal region. In addition, immunohistochemical study of MCT1 revealed the limited localization of MCT1 at apical area of corpus and caudal epididymis. The present study also showed that expression of MCT1 was not directly regulated by ERα�. The findings from the current study suggest that MCTs would involve in establishing adequate microenvironment for sperm maturation and storage in the epididymis, eventually leading to maintenance of male fertility.

본 연구는 생후 발달 과정 동안 monocarboxylate transporter(MCT) isoform과 MCT의 발현 조절 단백질로 알려진 basigin(Bsg)과 embigin의 mRNA 발현을 흰쥐의 부정소에서 부위별로 real-time PCR 방법을 사용하여 알아보았으며, 에스트로젠과 에스트로젠 수용체 α의 작용에 의해 MCT1 발현이 조절되는지를 알아보기 위해 estrogen receptor α knockout(αERKO) 마우스를 이용하여 immunohistochemistry 방법을 통해 탐구하였다. 본 연구 결과는 다양한 MCT isoform(MCT1, 2, 3, 4와 8), Bsg과 embigin의 mRNA 발현이 부정소의 부위별로 연령에 따라 다르게 나타나며, 부정소에서 MCT1 단백질 발현은 corpus와 caudal 부위에서 apical 지역에 한정되어 나타나는 것을 보여 주었다. 또한 부정소에서 MCT1 단백질 발현은 에스트로젠 수용체 α의 존재 여부와 상관 없음이 보여졌다. 따라서, 본 연구는 MCT가 남성 생식기관인 부정소에서 정자 성숙과 저장을 위한 적절한 환경을 형성함으로써 남성 생식력의 유지에 관여 할 수 있음을 시사한다. (색인어 : Epididymis, Monocarboxylate transporter, Basigin, Embigin)

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