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一新穎膜型鳥?酸環化?受體G在生殖系統所扮演的角色功能性分析

Functional Characterization of a Novel Receptor Mouse Guanylyl Cyclase G (mGC-G) in Reproduction System

指導教授 : 黃彥華 林美香
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摘要


本實驗室在小鼠睪丸中新發現受體型guanylyl cyclase,命名為mGC-G。為了研究其蛋白表現,我們使用抗extracellular domain(ECD)之抗體中和mGC-G作用。由RT-PCR與免疫組織染色證實mGC-G的mRNA與蛋白主要表現在睪丸中的精細胞(spermatid)與精子(spermatozoa);mGC-G也表現於卵巢中的濾泡細胞與卵。利用流式細胞儀與共軛聚焦顯微鏡顯示mGC-G位於精子細胞膜上,分佈在頂體與尾部中段(midpiece)。有趣的是,利用西方墨點法(western blot)顯示睪丸中的mGC-G分子量約為180 kDa,而精子被運輸至附睪後mGC-G被水解成分子量約為48 k Da的蛋白,而表現於成熟精子上。本論文的重點在於研究mGC-G的生理功能。我們分別利用體外的細胞實驗與mGC-G基因剔除鼠來做近一步探討:(一)體外細胞培養實驗部份,我們使用抗ECD之抗體(anti-ECD Ab)來中和mGC-G作用而達到抑制的效果。精子受到牛的血清蛋白(BSA)刺激而活化,產生[Ca2+]i上升,蛋白質磷酸化(protein tyrosine phosphorylation),泳動力增加。預先與anti-ECD Ab培養的精子,再加入BSA刺激後,其[Ca2+]i上升,蛋白質磷酸化(protein tyrosine phosphorylation),泳動力增加等現象皆受到明顯的抑制。(二)建立mGC-G基因剔除鼠來更進一步研究mGC-G在活體內的功能,mGC-G-/-小鼠發育並無明顯異常,然而在自然狀況下的生育力,null mice互相交配顯示其生殖力受到抑制。而在體外授精(in vitro fertilization)的實驗中,null mice的排卵數量與野生型無明顯差異,但null公鼠精子與null母鼠卵子結合,其受精比例明顯下降。綜合以上研究結果顯示,mGC-G表現在睪丸中的精細胞與精子,而在運送到附睪末端後mGC-G受到水解修飾,表現於成熟精子細胞膜上。在生理活性的部份,mGC-G可能參與精子之訊息傳遞,影響精子之泳動力,與[Ca2+]i調控及磷酸化現象的產生有關。而將mGC-G的基因剔除,造成mGC-G基因剔除鼠生育力受損,顯示mGC-G在生殖生理的訊息傳遞上扮演重要的角色。

並列摘要


We recently identified a novel testis-enriched receptor guanylyl cyclase (GC) in the mouse, designated mGC-G. To further investigate its protein expression and function, we generated a neutralizing antibody specifically against the extracellular domain of this receptor. Reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR and immunohistochemical analyses show that mGC-G is predominantly expressed from round spermatids to spermatozoa in mouse testis at both mRNA and protein levels. In female genital tract, mGC-G also has a significant expression in granulosa cell and zona pellucida in the ovary by immunohistochemistry. Flow cytometry and confocal immunofluorescence reveal that mGC-G is a cell-surface protein restricted to the plasma membrane overlying the acrosome and the midpiece of the flagellum in mature sperm. Interestingly, Western-blot analysis demonstrates that testicular mGC-G harbors an apparent molecular mass of approximately 180 kDa, but is subject to a limited proteolysis during epididymal sperm transport, resulting in a smaller fragment tethered on mature sperm surface. By utilizing Fluo-3 cytometrical analysis and computer-assisted sperm assay, we found that albumin-induced elevation of sperm [Ca2+]i level, protein tyrosine phosphorylation associated with capacitation and progressive motility are markedly reduced by pre-incubation of the anti-mGC-G neutralizing antibody. To further characterize mGC-G fuction in vivo, we generate mGC-G knock-out mice. Preliminary results show that the fertility of mGC-G null mice is reduced both in vivo and in vitro. Together, this study provides evidence that mGC-G is proteolytically modified in mature sperm membrane and suggests that mGC-G-mediated signaling may play a critical role in gamete/reproductive biology.

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