Age-dependent pattern of connexin43 expression in testes of European bison (Bison bonasus, L.)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 667-675

  Anna, Hejmej ^a   Ilona, Kopera ^a   Kotula Balak, Malgorzata ^a   Gizejewski, Zygmunt ^b   Bilińska, Barbara ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BISON; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CONNEXIN 43; EUROPE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BONASUS;

EID: 70449395481     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.554     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Bancroft JD, Gamble M. 2002. Theory and practice of histological techniques. Histopathology, 5th revised edition. Edinburgh, London: Churchill Livingstone. 153p.
2. Batias C, Defamie N, Lablack A, Thepot D, Fenichel P, Segretain D, Pointis G. 1999. Modified expression of testicular gap-junction connexin 43 during normal sperma-togenic cycle and in altered spermatogenesis. Cell Tissue Res 298:113-121.
3. Batias C, Siffroi JP, Fenichel P, Pointis G, Segretain D. 2000. Connexin43 gene expression and regulation in the rodent seminiferous epithelium. J Histochem Cytochem 48: 793-805.
4. Bradford MM. 1976. A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Anal Biochem 72:248-254.
5. Bravo-Moreno JF, Diaz-Sanchez V, Montova-Flores JG, Lamovi E, Saez JC, Perez-Armendariz EM. 2001. Expression of connexin43 in mouse Leydig, Sertoli, and germinal cells at different stages of postnatal development. Anat Rec 264:13-24.
6. Brehm R, Zeiler M, Rüttinger, Herde K, Kibschull M, Winterhager E, Willecke K, Guillou F, Lecureil C, Steger K, Lutz K, Biermann K, Failing K, Bergmann M. 2007. A Sertoli cell-specific knockout of connexin43 prevents initiation of spermatogenesis. Am J Pathol 171:19-31.
7. Czykier E, Krasíska M. 2004. Cases of spermiogenesis in young European bison. Acta Theriol 49:543-554.
8. Czykier E, Sawicki B, Krasíska M. 1999. Postnatal development of the European bison spermatogenesis. Acta Theriol 44:77-90.
9. Defamie N, Berthaut I, Mograbi B, Chevallier D, Dadoune JP, Fenichel P, Segretain D, Pointis G. 2003. Impaired gap junction connexin43 in Sertoli cells of patients with secretory azoospermia: a marker of undifferentiated Sertoli cells. Lab Invest 83:449-456.
10. Gill J. 2004. Relationship between reproduction and immunity in the population of the European bison. In: Krasinska M, Daleszczyk K, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on European Bison Conservation. Bialowieza: Mammal Re-search Institute PAS, European Union's Centre of Excel-lence BIOTER. p 46-47.
11. Gizejewski Z, Bierła J, Söderquist L, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Ekwall H. 2004. Preliminary results of evaluation of European bison Bison bonasus semen collected post mortem. In: Krasinska M, Daleszczyk K, editors. Proceed-ings of the Conference on European Bison Conservation. Bialowieza: Mammal Research Institute PAS, European Union's Centre of Excellence BIOTER. p 48-49.
12. Hejmej A, Bilinska B. 2008. The effects of cryptorchidism on the regulation of steroidogenesis and gap junctional communication in equine testes. Endocrinol Pol 59:112-118.
13. Hejmej A, Kotula-Balak M, Sadowska J, Bilíska B. 2007. Expression of connexin 43 protein in testes, epididymides, and prostates of stallions. Equine Vet J 39:122-127.
14. Iwase Y, Fukata H, Mori C. 2006. Estrogenic compounds inhibit gap junctional intercellular communication in mouse Leydig TM3 cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 212:237-246.
15. Izzo G, d'Istria M, Ferrara D, Serino I, Aniello F, Minucci S. 2006. Connexin 43 expression in the testis of the frog Rana esculenta. Zygote 14:349-357.
16. Juneja SC, Barr KJ, Enders GC, Kidder GM. 1999. Defects in the germ line and gonads of mice lacking connexin 43. Biol Reprod 60:1263-1270.
17. Kahiri CN, Khalil MW, Tekpetey F, Kidder GM. 2006. Leydig cell function in mice lacking connexin 43. Reproduction 132:607-616.
18. Kotula-Balak M, Hejmej A, Sadowska J, Bilíska B. 2007. Connexin 43 expression in human and mouse testes with impaired spermatogenesis. Eur J Histochem 51:261-268.
19. Kotula-Balak M, Zielíska R, Głogowski J, Kowalski RK, Sarosiek B, Bilíska B. 2008. Aromatase expression in testes of XY, YY, and XX rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum). Comp Biochem Physiol 149A:188-196.
20. Lünser K, Lehnen A, Speck S, Schmidt A, Ludwig A. 2004. Low level of genetic variability in European bison. In: Krasinska M, Daleszczyk K, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on European Bison Conservation. Bialowieza: Mammal Research Institute PAS, European Union's Centre of Excellence BIOTER. p 89-90.
21. Malassiné A, Cronier L. 2005. Involvement of gap junctions in placental functions and development. Biochim Biophys Acta 1719:117-124.
22. Matuszewska M, Sysa PS. 2002. Epididymal cysts in European bison. J Wildl Dis 38:637-640.
23. Palmiero C, Ferrara D, De Rienzo G, d'Istria M, Minucci S. 2003. Ethane 1,2-dimethane sulphonate is a useful tool for studying cell-to-cell interactions in the testis of the frog, Rana esculenta. Gen Comp Endocrinol 131:38-47.
24. Pelletier RM. 1995. The distribution of connexin 43 is associated with the germ cell differentiation and with the modulation of the Sertoli cell junctional barrier in continual (guinea pig) and seasonal breeders' (mink) testes. J Androl 16:400-409.
25. Pointis G, Segretain D. 2005. Role of connexin-based gap junction channels in testis. Trends Endocrinol Metab 16:300-306.
26. Pointis G, Fiorini C, Defamie N, Segretain D. 2005. Gap junction communication in the male reproductive system. Biochim Biophys Acta 1719:102-116.
27. Risley MS. 2000. Connexin gene expression in seminiferous tubules of the Spraque-Dawley rat. Biol Reprod 62: 748-754.
28. Risley MS, Tan IP, Roy C, Saez JC. 1992. Cell-, age-and stagedependent distribution of connexin 43 gap junctions in testes. J Cell Sci 103:81-96.
29. Roscoe WA, Barr KJ, Mhawi AA, Pomerantz DK, Kidder GM. 2001. Failure of spermatogenesis in mice lacking connexin 43. Biol Reprod 65:829-838.
30. Söhl G, Willecke K. 2004. Gap junctions and the connexin protein family. Cardiovasc Res 62:228-232.
31. Saez JC, Berthoud VM, Branes MC, Martinez AD, Bneyer EC. 2003. Plasma membrane channels formed by connexins: their regulation and functions. Physiol Rev 83:1359-1400.
32. Simon AM, McWhorter AR. 2003. Decreased intercellular dyetransfer and down regulation of non-ablated connexins in aortic endothelium deficient in connexin37 or connexin40. J Cell Sci 116:2223-2236.
33. Smolen AJ. 1990. Image analytic techniques for quantification of immunocytochemical staining in the nervous system. In: Conn PM, editor. Methods in neurosciences: San Diego: Academic Press. p 208-229.
34. Sridharan S, Simon L, Meiling DD, Cyr DG, Gutstein DE, Fishman GI, Guillou F, Cooke PS. 2007. Proliferation of adult Sertoli cells following conditional knockout of the gap junctional protein GJA1 (connexin 43) in mice. Biol Reprod 76:804-812.
35. Steger K, Tetens F, Bergmann M. 1999. Expression of connexin 43 in human testis. Histochem Cell Biol 112: 215-220.
36. Van Rijen HV, Van Veen TA, Van Kempen MJ, Wilms-Schopman FJ, Potse M, Krueger O, Willecke K, Opthof T, Jongsma HJ, De Bakker JM. 2001. Impaired conduction in the bundle branches of mouse hearts lacking the gap junction protein connexin40. Circulation 103: 1591-1598.
37. Willecke K, Kirchhoff S, Plum A, Temme A, Thönnissen E, Ott T. 1999. Biological functions of connexin genes revealed by human genetic defects, dominant negative approaches and targeted deletions in the mouse. Novartis Found Symp 219:76-88.
38. Wolf O, Jakob W, Schroder HD, Nattermann H, Rudolph M, Lange A, Borchers K, Frölich K. 2000. Balanoposthitis bei Wisenten (Bison bonasus) im Urwald von Bialowieza (Polen). Tierarztl Praxis 28:218-224.
39. You S, Li W, Lin T. 2000. Expression and regulation of connexin43 in rat Leydig cells. J Endocrinol 166:447-453