Stage-specific expression of proprotein form of hyaluronan binding protein 1 (HABP1) during spermatogenesis in rat

• Published in: Molecular reproduction and development Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 223 - 232
• Main Authors: Bharadwaj, Archana, Ghosh, Ilora, Sengupta, Aniruddha, Cooper, Trevor G., Weinbauer, Gerhard F., Brinkworth, Martin H., Nieschlag, Eberhard, Datta, Kasturi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.06.2002; Wiley-Liss
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression; Hyaluronan Receptors - biosynthesis; Hyaluronan Receptors - genetics; hyaluronan-binding protein 1; Immunohistochemistry - methods; Male; Mammalian male genital system; Mitochondrial Proteins; Morphology. Physiology; proprotein form; Protein Precursors - biosynthesis; Protein Precursors - genetics; rat testis; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Seminiferous Tubules - metabolism; sperm release; spermatogenesis; Spermatogenesis - physiology; Testis - growth & development; Testis - metabolism; Time Factors; Vertebrates: reproduction; Spermatozoa; Rat; Spermatogenesis; Rodentia; Germinal cell; Cell differentiation; Gene expression; Testicle; Male genital system; Spermatid; Binding protein; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Spermatocyte

The presence of the 34‐kDa hyaluronan binding protein 1 (HABP1) on sperm surface and its role in fertilization is already established (Ranganathan et al., 1994: Mol Reprod Dev 38:69–76). In the present communication, we examined the expression of HABP1 in adult rat testis during spermatogenesis. Int...