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The lipocalin sperm coating lizard epididymal secretory protein family: mRNA structural analysis and sequential expression during the annual cycle of the lizard, Lacerta vivipara
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The epididymal epithelial cells of the lizard (Lacerta vivipara) produce large amounts of specific proteins under androgenic control. Amongst them, a major protein family that binds to the head of spermatozoa, the lizard epididymal secretory protein (LESP) family, has been identified as a member of the lipocalin superfamily. LESPs are composed of 9 elements that present an identical molecular mass of 18 000 Da but have a large range of pHi (3.5 to 9). The structural analysis of this protein family was performed by the determination and comparison of both the aminoterminal sequence of each element and the complete sequence of three specific LESP cDNA clones. When not identical, LESP elements present randomly dispatched nucleotide and amino acid substitutions, indicating the existence of at least five LESP mRNA populations encoded by a multigenic family. We determined that these LESP genes are differentially expressed during the annual epididymal cycle.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morel, L., Dufaure, J., & Depeiges, A.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- ORCID
- Morel, L
- Venue
- Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
- Publisher
- Bioscientifica
- Published
- 2000-02-01
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 127-133
- ISSN
- 0952-5041 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-6813
- OpenAlex
- W2156077278
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
- 2017: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Molecular Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Sperm and Testicular Function
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- lipocalin superfamily, sperm binding proteins, epididymal epithelium, Lacerta vivipara, mRNA structure, cDNA cloning, gene family, differential gene expression, annual reproductive cycle, androgen regulation
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Base Sequence, Carrier Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Lizards, Male, Metalloproteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Periodicity, RNA, Messenger, Spermatozoa, Testicular Hormones, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, DNA, Complementary, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Epididymal Secretory Proteins
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