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Published-Ahead-of-Print May 25, 2006, DOI:10.2164/jandrol.106.000596

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Stage-specific expression of the Atce1/Tisp40{alpha} isoform of CREB3L4 in mouse spermatids

Mohamed El-Alfy , Lamia Azzi , Julie Lessard , Èliane Lavergne , Mèlissa Pelletier , and Claude Labrie *

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: claude.labrie{at}crchul.ulaval.ca.

The maturation of haploid spermatids into spermatozoa relies on the timely production of proteins required for spermatid differentiation. The mammalian CREB3L4 (cAMP responsive element binding protein 3-like 4) gene encodes a bZIP transcription factor that associates with the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. CREB3L4 is presumed to play an important role in protein maturation via its involvement in the cellular response to endoplasmic reticulum stress. In mice, the Creb3l4 gene gives rise to two distinct classes of mRNAs through the use of alternate promoters. Transcripts that initiate upstream of the first coding exon encode a 370-amino acid protein designated Tisp40{beta} whereas transcripts that initiate downstream of the first coding exon encode Atce1/Tisp40{alpha}, a truncated (315 aa) form of Tisp40{beta}. In the mouse testis, Creb3l4 transcripts are known to be expressed exclusively in postmeiotic spermatids but the presence of CREB3L4 protein in spermatids has not been formally demonstrated. We produced an antibody directed against the carboxy terminus of mouse CREB3L4 and used it in immunostaining experiments to document that CREB3L4 protein accumulates in post-meiotic spermatids in a stage-specific manner. Moreover, we show that Atce1/Tisp40{alpha} is the major form of CREB3L4 in mouse testis. These findings suggest that testis-specific isoforms of Creb3l4 could play an important role in spermatid differentiation.


Key words: AIbZIP • endoplasmic reticulum • unfolded protein response




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