Artículo
Methylation of the Gpat2 promoter regulates transient expression during mouse spermatogenesis
Garcia Fabiani, Maria Belen
; Montanaro, Mauro Aldo
; Lacunza, Ezequiel
; Cattaneo, Elizabeth Renee
; Coleman, Rosalind A.; Pellon Maison, Magali
; Gonzalez-Baró; MR
Fecha de publicación:
08/2015
Editorial:
Portland Press
Revista:
Biochemical Journal
ISSN:
0264-6021
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Spermatogenesis is a highly regulated process that involves both mitotic and meiotic divisions, as well as cellular differentiation to yield mature spermatozoa from undifferentiated germinal stem cells. Although Gpat2 was originally annotated as a glycerol-3-phospate acyltransferase by sequence homology to Gpat1 , GPAT2 is highly expressed in testis but not in lipogenic tissues and is not up-regulated during adipocyte differentiation. New data show that GPAT2 is required for the synthesis of piRNAs, a group of small RNAs that protect the germ cell genome from retrotransposable elements. In order to understand the relationship between GPAT2 and its role in the testis, we focused on Gpat2 expression during the first wave of mouse spermatogenesis. Gpat2 expression was analyzed by qPCR, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Gpat2 mRNA content and protein expression were maximal at 15 dpp and restricted to pachytene spermatocytes. To achieve this transient expression, both epigenetic mechanisms and trans-acting factors are involved. In vitro assays showed that Gpat2 expression correlates with DNA demethylation and histone acetylation and that it is up-regulated by retinoic acid. Epigenetic regulation by DNA methylation was confirmed in vivo in germ cells by bisulfite sequencing of the Gpat2 promoter. Consistent with the initiation of meiosis at 11 dpp, methylation decreased dramatically. Thus, Gpat2 is expressed at a specific stage of spermatogenesis, consistent with piRNA synthesis and meiosis I prophase, and its on-off expression pattern responds predominantly to epigenetic modifications.
Palabras clave:
Mathylation
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Gpat2
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Mouse
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Spermatogenesis
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
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Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.BIOQUIMICAS DE LA PLATA
Articulos de INST.DE INVEST.BIOQUIMICAS DE LA PLATA
Citación
Garcia Fabiani, Maria Belen; Montanaro, Mauro Aldo; Lacunza, Ezequiel; Cattaneo, Elizabeth Renee; Coleman, Rosalind A.; et al.; Methylation of the Gpat2 promoter regulates transient expression during mouse spermatogenesis; Portland Press; Biochemical Journal; 471; 8-2015; 211-220
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