Expression characteristics of the Daxx gene in the mouse testis during spermatogenesis / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 103-109, 2017.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-812802
ABSTRACT
Objective@#To investigate the expression characteristic of the Daxx gene in the mouse testis and its role in spermatogenesis.@*METHODS@#Real-time PCR, Western blot and immunofluorescence were used in examining the expression characteristics of DAXX in the testis tissue from wild-type, Sertoli cell-specific androgen receptor knockout (SCARKO) and androgen receptor knockout (ARKO) mice at different postnatal weeks .@*RESULTS@#The Daxx gene was highly expressed in the testis tissue and mainly in the nuclei of the wild-type mice at 4 postnatal weeks. Compared with the wild-type, the ARKO mice showed a markedly decreased expression of DAXX (0.299±0.026), which displayed a polar distribution in the spermatogenic cells (0.853±0.058) and exhibited no significant difference in the SCARKO mice (1.000±0.015).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The Daxx gene expression is the highest in the middle-stage development of the mouse testis, significantly decreased in ARKO mice as compared with the wild-type, and its location influenced by specific AR knockout in Sertoli cells. DAXX may be involved in the regulation of spermatogenesis in mice.
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Main subject:
Sertoli Cells
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Spermatogenesis
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Testis
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Nuclear Proteins
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Carrier Proteins
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Receptors, Androgen
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Gene Expression
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Cell Nucleus
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Mice, Knockout
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Molecular Chaperones
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Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2017
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Article
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