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Uroplakin 1a Knockout Mice Display Marginal Reduction in Fecundity, Decreased Bacterial Clearance Capacity, and Drastic Changes in the Testicular Transcriptome

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REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
卷 30, 期 3, 页码 914-927

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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-01057-z

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Uroplakins; Epididymis; Testis; Spermatogenesis; Fecundity; Uropathogenic E; coli

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Uroplakins (UPKs) play important roles in forming barriers and maintaining tissue integrity in the bladder and other urinary tract tissues. This study investigated the impact of Upk1a gene knockout in mice, revealing reduced fecundity and sperm count, as well as impaired bacterial clearance capacity. Transcriptome analysis of the testes identified differentially expressed genes associated with various biological processes. These findings suggest that Upk1a has multiple functions in the male reproductive tract and other tissues.
Uroplakins (UPKs) form physical and chemical barriers in the bladder and other urinary tract tissues. We previously reported the identification and localization of UPKs in the male reproductive tract of rat. In this study, we characterized Upk1a knockout mice and report a marginal reduction in fecundity associated with significant decrease in sperm count. Upk1a mice had lower bacterial clearance capacity when challenged with uropathogenic Escherichia coli for 1 to 5 days. High-throughput analyses of testicular transcriptome indicated that 1128 genes that are expressed in testis of wild-type mice were completely absent in the knockout, while 2330 genes were found to be expressed only in the testis of knockout mice. Furthermore, differential regulation of 148 (67 upregulated and 81 downregulated) was observed. Gene ontology analyses indicated that processes related to integral components of membrane (plasma membrane), G-protein receptor activity and signaling, olfactory receptor activity and perception of smell, organization of extracellular space/region, immune and inflammatory responses to pathogens, spermatid development, meiotic cell cycle, and formation of synaptonemal complex were affected. Results of this study provide evidence on the possible multi-functional role of Upk1a in male reproductive tract and in other tissues as well.

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