期刊
TISSUE & CELL
卷 62, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2019.101315
关键词
FBXW7; Testis; Spermatogenesis; Germ cell; Prespermatogonia
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31472054]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC1000600]
F-box and WD domain protein 7 (FBXW7) is reported to bind with c-Myc in mouse spermatogonial stem cells, regulating self-renewal; however, the pattern and stage of expression of FBXW7 in human testes are unclear. In the present study, we examined the expression of human FBXW7 in adult testis, and analyzed fixed sections from adult testes and fetal testes to determine the cell type-specific expression pattern of FBXW7. The results showed that FBXW7 alpha and FBXW beta genes are expressed in the testis; however, only FBXW7 alpha protein could be detected. FBXW7 was not detected in human spermatogonial stem cells. Interestingly, FBXW7 was mainly expressed in the cell nuclei of later stage germ cells and differentiated somatic cells. We also observed high FBXW7 expression in human fetal germ cells, particularly in prespermatogonia. Our results raised the possibility that FBXW7 has different functions in humans and mice. The cell type-specific expression pattern of FBXW7 suggests that it performs regulatory functions during the late stage of human spermatogenesis instead of being involved in the self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells.
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