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Published on: May 10, 2019
Regulated expression of the ubiquitin protein ligase, E3(Histone)/LASU1/Mule/ARF-BP1/HUWE1, during spermatogenesis
Zhiqian Liu1, Dengsheng Miao, Qingwen Xia
1Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
A ubiquitin protein ligase (E3), E3(Histone)/LASU1 (Mule/ARF-BP1/HUWE1), was recently identified that mediates ubiquitination of core histones, the Mcl-1 anti-apoptotic protein, and the p53 tumor suppressor protein. However, the expression of E3(Histone)/LASU1 remains poorly studied. Because we identified E3(Histone)/LASU1 from the testis, we explored its regulation during spermatogenesis. In the first wave of rat spermatogenesis, E3(Histone)/LASU1 mRNA and protein had peak expression at days 10 and 20, respectively, and decreased with age. Consistent with these findings, immunohistochemistry revealed that E3(Histone)/LASU1 was highly expressed in nuclei from spermatogonia to mid-pachytene spermatocytes. There was no obvious staining in spermatids, when histones are ubiquitinated and degraded. E3(Histone)/LASU1 was also expressed in other tissues. However, except in neuronal cells of the brain, expression was cytoplasmic. Thus, E3(Histone)/LASU1 may play a role in chromatin modification in early germ cells of the testis, but also has functions in other tissues.
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