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ArticleHuman cell2020

Spermatogenesis-associated changes of fucosylated glycolipids in murine testis.

Masao Iwamori, Shigeki Adachi, Bei Lin, Kyoko Tanaka, Daisuke Aoki, Taisei Nomura

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Article in Human cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Masao IwamoriAnimal and Human Model Project for Healthcare and Drug Development (Nomura Project), National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 7-6-8 Asagi-Saito, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan. iwamori_kindai@yahoo.co.jp.
Shigeki AdachiAnimal and Human Model Project for Healthcare and Drug Development (Nomura Project), National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 7-6-8 Asagi-Saito, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan.
Bei LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, People's Republic of China.
Kyoko TanakaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohashi Hospital, Toho University, 2-22-36 Ohashi, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan.
Daisuke AokiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
Taisei NomuraAnimal and Human Model Project for Healthcare and Drug Development (Nomura Project), National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), 7-6-8 Asagi-Saito, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0085, Japan.
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition · JPChina Medical University · CNKeio University · JPToho University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By targeted deletion of either the FUT1- or FUT2-gene for α1,2-fucosyltransferase, expression of FGM1 and FGA1, in murine testis was revealed to be sustained through unique interchangeability of the genes, indicating their significant roles for spermatogenesis. Accordingly, we examined the amounts of FGM1 and FGA1 in the testes of mice at 1-42 days after birth in comparison to those of several glycolipids including seminolipid. Although Forssman antigen and GM1 were present in relatively constant amounts during the period examined, GM3, which was the major one at 1 day, quickly decreased during development and had completely disappeared at 4 weeks. The following glycolipids were expressed in stage-specific manners, FGM1 for primary spermatocytes at 1 week, a seminolipid for secondary spermatocytes at 2 weeks, and GM3 lactone and FGA1 for spermatids and spermatozoa at 3 weeks. In fact, immunohistochemical staining with anti-FGM1 and anti-FGA1 antibodies demonstrated that FGM1 and FGA1 were distributed in the spermatocytes, and the spermatids and spermatozoa, respectively, and FGA1, together with seminolipid, were the immunogenic markers of spermatozoa. Thus, the fucosylation of glycolipids is a spermatogenesis-associated event, which should occur even with use of either the FUT1- or FUT2-gene.

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SpermatogenesisAnimalsGlycolipidsHumansMaleMiceTestisGlycolipidsFucosylated glycolipidsGangliosidesSeminolipidSpermatogenesis

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PMID31784953
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