Expression of the MYL2 gene in the development of rat testis tissue.

Lu HAN; Xin-Lai ZHANG; Hao CAI; Zheng YANG; Ling-Hong WANG; Long-Sheng WEI; Tao-di LIU

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Expression of the MYL2 gene in the development of rat testis tissue.

Author: Lu HAN ¹ ; Xin-Lai ZHANG ² ; Hao CAI ¹ ; Zheng YANG ¹ ; Ling-Hong WANG ¹ ; Long-Sheng WEI ¹ ; Tao-di LIU ¹
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1. Laboratory of Psychosomatic Medicine, the First Affliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010059, China.
2. Department of General Surgery,the First Affliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010059, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: rat; spermatogenesis; spermatogonial stem cell; myosin regulatory light chain
MeSH: Animals; Gene Expression Regulation; Male; RNA, Messenger; metabolism; Rats; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Spermatozoa; metabolism; Testis; growth & development; metabolism; Time Factors
From: National Journal of Andrology 2018;24(3):206-210
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo study the expression of the gene of myosin regulatory light chain-2 (MYL2) in the development of rat testis tissue.
METHODSUsing real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry, we determined the mRNA transcription level and protein expression of MYL2 in the rat testis.
RESULTSThe mRNA expression of the MYL2 gene changed in an age-dependent manner, reaching the highest value on postnatal day (PND) 2, then dropped rapidly till PND 8, increased slowly on PNDs 10 and 12, decreased on PND 14, rose slightly from PND 15 and rapidly on PNDs 20 and 25, and declined slowly from PND 65. Immunohistochemistry showed that the MYL2 protein was mainly expressed in testicular sperm cells.
CONCLUSIONSThe MYL2 gene may be involved in the proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells and the process of sperm cells developing into mature sperm.