丝氨酸/精氨酸蛋白特异激酶SRPK2在小鼠睾丸组织中的表达及意义

目的通过研究丝氨酸/精氨酸蛋白特异激酶2(serine/arginine-rich protein specific kinase 2,SRPK2)基因mRNA及其编码蛋白产物在小鼠睾丸组织中的表达特征,探讨该基因在精子发生过程中的作用及意义。方法分别采用半定量逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和蛋白免疫印迹杂交(Western blotting)分析该基因mRNA及蛋白产物在小鼠多种组织中的表达;利用实时定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR)分析SRPK2 mRNA在不同发育阶段小鼠睾丸组织中的差异表达;应用免疫组织化学染色和间接免疫荧光技术观察SRPK2蛋白在小鼠曲精小管中的细胞定位和生精细胞内的亚细胞定位。结果半定量RT-PCR和Western blotting分析显示SRPK2 mRNA和蛋白在小鼠睾丸组织中均大量表达;实时定量PCR分析发现SRPK2 mRNA在5周及8周龄雄性小鼠睾丸组织中显著表达,具有明显的阶段特异性表达特征。免疫组织化学染色结果表明SRPK2蛋白阳性着色主要位于曲精小管中的长形精子细胞核;间接免疫荧光分析显示SRPK2蛋白定位于长形精子细胞核表面。结论 SRPK2基因在小鼠睾丸组织中大量表达,并且具有显著的阶段特异性表达特征和明确的细胞核定位,极有可能在小鼠精子发生的变态成形期参与mRNA前体分子的剪接过程,其作用机制值得进一步深入研究。     

热敏蛋白TRPV1在小鼠睾丸生精小管中的表达特征

目的 明确热敏蛋白TRPV1在生后发育小鼠睾丸的表达和定位。方法 采用定量PCR和蛋白免疫印迹方法检测TRPV1在生后发育小鼠睾丸中的表达水平,采用免疫组织化学染色方法观察TRPV1在成年小鼠睾丸生精上皮不同周期的表达,采用免疫荧光双标染色分析TRPV1在成年小鼠睾丸各类生精上皮细胞中的定位。结果 荧光定量PCR和蛋白免疫印迹检测显示,TRPV1在小鼠出生后7 d的睾丸中已有表达,在21 d时其表达水平显著上升,在28 d达到顶峰,之后随小鼠发育至成年阶段其表达量逐渐降低;免疫组织化学染色显示,TRPV1在成年小鼠睾丸生精上皮的各个周期均有表达,并且从IV期开始表达量增加。免疫荧光双标染色显示,TRPV1在成年小鼠睾丸SOX9阳性的支持细胞、PLZF阳性的精原细胞和SYCP3阳性的精母细胞均有表达,并在初级精母细胞表达量较高。结论 TRPV1在小鼠睾丸生后发育的早期即开始表达,并且在生精上皮各类细胞中有广泛表达,提示其可能在生精细胞的发育过程中具有重要作用。     

肌动蛋白存在于车蝗精母细胞核和染色体中

以兔抗肌动蛋白抗体为一抗,FITC偶联的羊抗兔IgG抗体为二抗进行间接免疫荧光实验,观察到车蝗（Oedaleus asiaticus）精母细胞核及减数分裂Ⅰ细线期、终变期、减数分裂Ⅱ中期染色体上均发出明亮的黄经发色荧光,说明其中含有肌动蛋白。本文结果证明肌动蛋白是车蝗减数分裂细胞核和染色体的组成成分。     

孤儿受体TR3在小鼠睾丸中的定位和表达

本文采用原位杂交和免疫组织化学技术,观察孤儿受体ＴＲ３及其ｍＲＮＡ在小鼠睾丸中的表达及细胞定位。结果表明,在小鼠睾丸中有显著量的孤儿受体ＴＲ３ ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白表达,其表达量在不同曲细精管有明显的差异;孤儿受体ＴＲ３蛋白主要定位于生精细胞,其ｍＲＮＡ在生精细胞特异表达,主要在精原细胞和发育早期的初级精母细胞表达,提示孤儿受体ＴＲ３在小鼠曲细精管精子发生的早期阶段中起着调控作用。     

p38 MAPK在小鼠睾丸不同发育阶段的表达和定位

为探讨丝裂原活化蛋白激酶p38 MAPK在小鼠睾丸不同发育阶段的表达，应用蛋白质免疫印迹杂交技术和免疫组织化学SABC法检测1至7周龄小鼠睾丸p38 MAPK的表达、定位及发育变化，并通过图像分析技术对免疫组织化学结果进行统计学分析。免疫印迹杂交发现，p38 MAPK在2～7周龄小鼠睾丸中均有表达。免疫组织化学结果显示，在2周龄小鼠睾丸曲细精管上皮中即可观察到p38 MAPK免疫阳性反应，免疫反应阳性细胞为精原细胞；3、4、5周龄小鼠睾丸仅有个别曲细精管上皮可见p38 MAPK免疫阳性反应；6、7周龄小鼠睾丸中p38 MAPK表达较丰富，免疫反应阳性细胞为精原细胞和初级精母细胞，免疫阳性反应物均主要位于细胞核内。在7周龄小鼠睾丸中还可见到部分间质细胞的细胞质亦呈p38 MAPK阳性。这些结果提示，p38 MAPK可能对生精细胞的增殖分化具有调控作用。     

链脲佐菌素糖尿病小鼠睾丸内生精细胞减少与PCNA和Ki67表达降低

目的通过检测增殖细胞核抗原(proliferating cell nuclear antigen,PCNA)及Ki67在正常及糖尿病小鼠睾丸组织中表达的差异,探讨糖尿病对生精细胞增殖的影响。方法 30只正常雄性C57BL/6小鼠,随机分为对照组(10只)和糖尿病组(20只)。采用腹腔注射链脲佐菌素的方法建立糖尿病小鼠模型,对照组注射相同体积的柠檬酸—柠檬酸钠缓冲液。造模成功3周后处死动物,取睾丸组织,常规固定、石蜡包埋、切片HE染色观察睾丸组织的形态学变化;免疫组织化学SP法检测PCNA及Ki67在睾丸组织中的表达;图像分析技术分析组织中PCNA及Ki67免疫组织化学表达水平。结果 HE染色显示,糖尿病小鼠睾丸内处于精子发生前半期的生精小管内生精细胞排列疏松,细胞层数偏少,附睾管内精子密度相对较低;免疫组织化学染色显示,PCNA和Ki67在糖尿病小鼠睾丸生精小管中的表达均明显降低。结论高糖可能通过降低生精细胞的增殖进而影响睾丸精子的发生。     

哺乳期母鼠灌服双酚A对雄性后代生殖发育的影响及其机制

母鼠(Mus musculus)分娩后第2天起每天灌服双酚A(BPA,剂量5、50、100mg/kg),仔鼠通过乳汁暴露于BPA,一直持续到第22天断奶,研究BPA对雄性仔鼠成年后精子生成、睾丸结构与睾丸内雌激素受体(ER)α和增殖细胞核抗原(PCNA)表达的影响及雌激素、抗氧化酶水平变化。结果发现,BPA处理组血清谷胱甘肽-过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)和总超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力显著降低,雌激素水平升高。所有剂量组睾丸发育受到抑制,生精细胞排列紊乱,精子畸形率显著升高,5和100mg/kg剂量组附睾尾精子数降低。免疫组织化学结果显示,不同曲细精管间ERα表达呈现出两种模式,一种是仅在支持细胞核内表达,另一种是在支持细胞和精母细胞核内均表达。PCNA表达与ERα表达有一定相关性,后一种ERα表达模式的曲细精管内PCNA阳性细胞显著增多。哺乳期接触BPA雄鼠睾丸内ERα单细胞平均表达强度升高,初级精母细胞PCNA表达量升高。     

PTIP相关蛋白1在小鼠睾丸发育过程中的表达及定位

目的探索PTIP相关蛋白1(PTIP associated protein 1,PA1)在小鼠睾丸发育过程中的表达定位。方法采用RTPCR、实时定量PCR和免疫组织化学方法,对PA1在小鼠睾丸不同发育阶段的表达及定位进行检测。结果 RT-PCR和实时定量PCR结果显示,PA1 m RNA在1w、2w、4w、8w、12w、18w和24w的小鼠睾丸中均有表达,且其表达量在2w时达到最高峰,在小鼠性成熟(8w)以后,PA1的表达量趋于平稳。ABC法免疫组织化学染色显示PA1在1w、2w、4w和8w小鼠睾丸各级生精细胞、支持细胞和间质细胞的胞核中均有表达,免疫荧光双标进一步确定PA1表达于支持细胞和间质细胞。结论 PA1可能在维持生精细胞的正常分化及调节睾丸内分泌的平衡中起重要作用。     

Hira基因产物在银鲫和彩鲫卵子发生过程中的动态变化

为进一步研究Hira基因在卵子发生和雌核发育过程中的作用,通过原位杂交和免疫荧光定位的方法检测了Hira mRNA和蛋白质在雌核发育银鲫和两性生殖彩鲫卵子发生过程中的动态变化。结果表明,银鲫和彩鲫卵子发生过程中Hira基因转录产物的变化基本一致,在Ⅰ期卵母细胞的细胞核中大量表达,至Ⅱ期卵母细胞时转至细胞质中均匀分布,在Ⅲ期卵母细胞中,杂交信号逐渐移向细胞的周边,到Ⅳ期时随着卵黄物质大量积累,杂交信号几乎不见。HIRA蛋白在银鲫和彩鲫卵子发生过程中的变化略有差别。HIRA蛋白在银鲫Ⅰ期卵母细胞中没有表达,在Ⅱ期卵母细胞的细胞质中有弱表达,在Ⅲ期早期卵母细胞的周边有强烈表达;而在彩鲫Ⅰ期卵母细胞中就有HIRA蛋白的弱表达,至Ⅱ期时HIRA蛋白在细胞质中大量表达,Ⅲ期早期卵母细胞的细胞质中有弱表达。在银鲫和彩鲫Ⅲ期末和Ⅳ期卵母细胞中都很难观察到荧光信号。Hira mRNA和蛋白质在银鲫和彩鲫早期卵母细胞中有较强表达,且在银鲫和彩鲫卵子发生过程中没有显著差异,说明其可能对于脊椎动物卵子发生和减数分裂没有显著影响,而是在受精和/或胚胎发育过程中起作用。       

胚胎期接触双酚A对雄鼠睾丸内PCNA和p53表达的影响

目的研究胚胎期接触双酚A(Bisphenol A,BPA)对雄性胎鼠睾丸发育的影响及睾丸内增殖细胞核抗原(Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen,PCNA)和p53表达的影响。方法母鼠怀孕后第2天对其灌服双酚A(剂量5,50,100 mg/ml/day),一直持续分娩,F1代雄性小鼠饲养至75日龄,观察BPA对仔鼠成年后睾丸结构和PCNA和p53表达的影响。结果发现BPA处理组睾丸发育受到抑制,曲细精管直径和管腔直径变小(P0.05),管腔内出现大量胞质残余体,部分管腔出现潴留管腔液,支持细胞生长受到抑制,生精细胞排列紊乱,细胞质出现空泡化。免疫组织化学结果显示在BPA处理组,PCNA除了在精原细胞大量表达外,在初级精母细胞中表达量明显升高(P0.05,P0.01),免疫荧光结果显示胚胎期接触BPA导致成年后睾丸内p53蛋白表达量显著升高(P0.05,P0.01)。结论胚胎期接触BPA对雄鼠睾丸发育有着长期的不良影响,可能源于BPA引起细胞的异常增殖和凋亡。     

A FIBER APPARATUS IN THE NUCLEUS OF THE YEAST CELL

The structure and mode of division of the nucleus of budding yeast cells have been studied by phase-contrast microscopy during life and by ordinary microscopy after Helly fixation. The components of the nucleus were differentially stained by the Feulgen procedure, with Giemsa solution after hydrolysis, and with iron alum haematoxylin. New information was obtained in cells fixed in Helly's by directly staining them with 0.005% acid fuchsin in 1% acetic acid in water. Electron micrographs have been made of sections of cells that were first fixed with 3% glutaraldehyde, then divested of their walls with snail juice, and postfixed with osmium tetroxide. Light and electron microscopy have given concordant information about the organization of the yeast nucleus. A peripheral segment of the nucleus is occupied by relatively dense matter (the "peripheral cluster" of Mundkur) which is Feulgen negative. The greater part of the nucleus is filled with fine-grained Feulgen-positive matter of low density in which chromosomes could not be identified. Chromosomes become visible in this region under the light microscope at meiosis. In the chromatin lies a short fiber with strong affinity for acid fuchsin. The nucleus divides by elongation and constriction, and during this process the fiber becomes long and thin. Electron microscopy has resolved it into a bundle of dark-edged 150 to 180 A filaments which extends between "centriolar plaques" that are attached to the nuclear envelope.     

HISTOCHEMICAL DEMONSTRATION OF ACID RIBONUCLEASE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Abstract— The staining pattern of acid ribonuclease activity in the nervous tissues of rats has been studied with different fixatives and incubation media. Certain modifications in the method adopted (V orbrodt , 1961) produced a definite improvement in the localization as well as distinct subcellular distribution at the pHs studied. The modifications introduced consisted of preincubation of tissue sections with prostatic acid phosphatase, omission of acid phosphatase from the standard incubation medium and its addition at a later stage of incubation. This avoids much of the diffused cytoplasmic and filamentous background staining at pH 5.2–5.8, eliminates the irregular nuclear staining at pH 4.5 and replaces the strong nuclear positivity at pH 5.2 by a fine granular dispersion.
A study of the enzyme activity of subcellular fractions at the different pHs used was performed to confirm the histochemical localization.     

两种发育型鱼类卵母细胞成熟过程中促精核发育现象的研究

采用实验细胞学技术,比较研究了红鲤精核在雌核发育鱼类(银鲫)和两性融合发育鱼类(红鲤、彩鲫)卵母细胞成熟各阶段中的发育状况,结果表明:在两性融合发育鱼类中,当卵母细胞发育到胚泡破裂期吋,精核开始解凝发育,及至第一次成熟分裂中期后阶段,高度解凝的精核才开始原核化,相应地,在雌核发育银鲫中,精核也只有在与胚泡物质接触后,才能开始解凝,并且在三极纺锤体形成后期初步原核化,但与两性融合发育鱼类相比,精核的原核化程度明显降低。这些实验结果初步揭示,在两性融合和雌核发育鱼类卵中均可产生促精核解凝和原核化的两类因子(SNDFs和SPDFs),其中SNDFs的活性表达起始于卵母细胞胚泡破裂时期,而SPDFs活性则产生于第一次成熟分裂中期后或三极纺锤体形成后阶段,并且两性融合发育鱼类卵中的SPDFs活性远远高于雌核发育鱼类卵母细胞。     

EVIDENCE For THE CYTOPLASMIC SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEAR HISTONE DURING SPERMIOGENESIS IN THE GRASSHOPPER CHORTOPHAGA VIRIDIFASCIATA (DE GEER)

Histone synthesis during spermiogenesis in the grasshopper Chortophaga viridifasciata was studied using autoradiographic and cytochemical methods. It was found that meiosis is followed by a cessation of RNA synthesis, an elimination of RNA from the nucleus, and, during the cytoplasmic sloughing accompanying the initial cytoplasmic elongation, a loss of most of the RNA from the cell. The initial phase of cell elongation results in a long spermatid headed by a spherical RNA-less nucleus bounded by a thin RNA-containing layer of cytoplasm. Subsequent nuclear elongation is accompanied by a replacement of the typical histones by others rich in arginine. This replacement is the result of synthesis of new protein. Incorporation of arginine is first seen to occur in the thin cytoplasmic layer surrounding the nucleus. This layer was shown by staining and electron microscopy to contain aggregations of ribosome-like particles. These observations support the conclusion that the histone is synthesized in association with the RNA granules in the cytoplasm, then migrates into the nucleus where it combines with the DNA.     

Localization of SCP2 and SCP3 protein molecules within synaptonemal complexes of the rat

SCP2 and SCP3 are major protein components of the lateral elements (LEs) of synaptonemal complexes (SCs) of the rat, with M _rs of 173,000 and 30,000. We performed a detailed immunocytochemical comparison of the localization of SCP2 and SCP3 within SCs at the electron microscopic level. The ultrastructural localization of SCP2 and SCP3 was analyzed by immunogold labeling of two types of preparations, namely surface-spread spermatocytes and ultrathin sections of Lowicryl-embedded testicular tissue of the rat. For each of the antisera used, the distribution of immunogold label over SCs in surface-spread spermatocytes differed significantly from the distribution of label on sections. We attributed this difference to artifacts caused by the surface-spreading technique, and therefore we relied on sections for the precise localization of epitopes. On sections, the distribution of label obtained with two antisera against nonoverlapping, widely separated fragments of SCP2 did not differ significantly. There was a small but significant difference between the labeling pattern obtained with an anti-SCP3 serum and the pattern obtained with either of the two antisera against fragments of SCP2; although for all three antisera the peak of the immunogold label coincided with the center of the LE, the distributions of label obtained with the antisera against fragments of SCP2 were asymmetrical, with a shoulder at the inner side of the LE, whereas the distribution of label obtained with anti-SCP3 serum was symmetrical. Furthermore, we observed fuzzy connections between the LEs that were labeled by anti-SCP2 but not anti-SCP3 antibodies. It is possible that labeling of these fuzzy bridges caused the shoulder in the gold label distributions obtained with anti-SCP2 antibodies. Received: 25 June 1998; in revised form: 4 August 1998 / Accepted: 7 August 1998     

DIPLOIDY IN DNA CONTENT IN VEGETATIVE CELLS OF CLOSTERIUM EHRENBERGII (CHLOROPHYTA)1

DNA content of the nucleus in the placoderm desmid, Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini was measured throughout the life cycle by epifluorescence microspectrophotometry after DNA specific dye [4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindol (DAPI)] staining. Postulating a mean DNA content of gamete nuclei as 1C, the nucleus of a newly divided vegetative cell was 2C. Most vegetative cells in the stage of exponential growth had a DNA content from 2C to 4C, while most in stationary phase, with the highest frequency of zygote formation, were 2C. They became pre-gametes (2C) upon mixing two heterothallic strains. Four gametes were made by a DNA reduction division of each pre-gamete cell. Therefore, there was a nonmeiotic DNA reduction stage by one half. During germination, the zygote underwent meiosis to produce two gones, each of which contained one surviving nucleus (large nucleus) and one degenerating nucleus (small nucleus). The DNA content of these four nuclei was 1C basically. The DNA of the surviving nucleus duplicated to 2C and further quadruplicated to 4C without cell or nuclear division. These two 4C gones had different cell morphology from ordinary vegetative cells. After the first cell division following meiosis, each gone produced two vegetative cells in which the DNA content became 2C to 4C again.     

TRANSIENT LOCALIZATION OF γ-TUBULIN AROUND THE CENTRIOLES IN THE NUCLEAR DIVISION OF BOERGESENIA FORBESII (SIPHONOCLADALES, CHLOROPHYTA)

Mitosis in Boergesenia forbesii (Harvey) Feldman was studied by immunofluorescence microscopy using anti-β–tubulin, anti-γ–tubulin, and anti-centrin antibodies. In the interphase nucleus, one, two, or rarely three anti-centrin staining spots were located around the nucleus, indicating the existence of centrioles. Microtubules (MTs) elongated randomly from the circumference of the nuclear envelope, but distinct microtubule organizing centers could not be observed. In prophase, MTs located around the interphase nuclei became fragmented and eventually disappeared. Instead, numerous MTs elongated along the nuclear envelope from the discrete anti-centrin staining spots. Anti-centrin staining spots duplicated and migrated to the two mitotic poles. γ–Tubulin was not detected at the centrioles during interphase but began to localize there from prophase onward. The mitotic spindle in B. forbesii was a typical closed type, the nuclear envelope remaining intact during nuclear division. From late prophase, accompanying the chromosome condensation, spindle MTs could be observed within the nuclear envelope. A bipolar mitotic spindle was formed at metaphase, when the most intense staining of γ-tubulin around the centrioles could also be seen. Both spindle MT poles were formed inside the nuclear envelope, independent of the position of the centrioles outside. In early anaphase, MTs between separating daughter chromosomes were not detected. Afterward, characteristic interzonal spindle MTs developed and separated both sets of the daughter chromosomes. From late anaphase to telophase, γ-tubulin could not be detected around the centrioles and MT radiation from the centrioles became diminished at both poles. γ-Tubulin was not detected at the ends of the interzonal spindle fibers. When MTs were depolymerized with amiprophos methyl during mitosis, γ-tubulin localization around the centrioles was clearly confirmed. Moreover, an influx of tubulin molecules into the nucleus for the mitotic spindle occurred at chromosome condensation in mitosis.     

组蛋白H3Ser10磷酸化在家蚕精母细胞减数分裂中的动态分布

【目的】探究组蛋白H3Ser10磷酸化(H3Ser10ph)在家蚕Bombyx mori精母细胞减数分裂中的功能。【方法】解剖并分离家蚕4龄幼虫至蛹期精巢组织,通过丙烯酰胺凝胶包埋制备处于减数分裂不同时期的精巢组织玻片,以免疫荧光标记检测H3Ser10ph抗体在精母细胞减数分裂不同时期的定位特点。【结果】在家蚕有核精子精母细胞减数分裂过程中,组蛋白H3Ser10的磷酸化发生在粗线期染色体的特定位置,双线期H3Ser10ph信号逐渐减弱,至终变期时在染色体上完全检测不到磷酸化信号。随着细胞周期的进行,磷酸化信号又开始逐渐增强,减数第一次分裂中期时达到最高水平。当细胞进入减数第二次分裂前中期时,染色体臂上的H3Ser10ph信号消失,在靠近纺锤体微管的分裂面处有弥散的H3Ser10ph抗体的信号,减数第二次分裂末期,仅剩余非常微弱的H3Ser10ph信号残留于染色体的特定位置。在无核精子精母细胞减数分裂过程中,在中期I至末期I一直在染色体上有较均一的3Ser10ph信号,后期I时纺锤丝微管与赤道面平行。【结论】组蛋白H3Ser10磷酸化与家蚕有核精子和无核精子精母细胞减数分裂中染色质的动态变化相关。     

Subcellular localization of nardilysin during mouse oocyte maturation

We have previously shown that the peptidase, nardilysin, contains a bipartite nuclear localization signal that permits the enzyme to cycle between the nucleus and cytoplasm. In the present study, we report that nardilysin accumulates in the nucleus of an oocyte as a function of its maturation. Nardilysin is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm of an oocyte when initially placed into culture. The enzyme starts to accumulate in the nucleus within 30 min of in vitro culture. After 3 h, nardilysin is found as a spherical structure surrounded by condensed chromosomal DNA. After 18 h of in vitro culture, it co-localizes with beta-tubulin at the spindle apparatus. Cilostamide, a phosphodiesterase 3A inhibitor that inhibits meiosis, blocks accumulation of nuclear nardilysin. This finding demonstrates that the nuclear entry of nardilysin is tightly controlled in the oocyte. Taken together, these experiments strongly suggest a role for nardilysin in meiosis through its dynamic translocation from cytosol to nucleus, and then to the spindle apparatus.