التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
Identification and changes in the seasonal concentrations of heat shock proteins in roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus) epididymides. |
المؤلفون: |
Majewska, AM, Kordan, W, Koziorowska‐Gilun, M, Wysocki, P |
المصدر: |
Reproduction in Domestic Animals; Feb2017, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p107-114, 8p |
مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HEAT shock proteins, ROE deer, EPIDIDYMIS, GENITALIA, POLYACRYLAMIDE gel electrophoresis, REPRODUCTION |
مستخلص: |
Contents Heat shock proteins ( HSPs) act as molecular chaperones with important regulatory functions. HSPs are considered to be essential factors in animal reproduction. In view of seasonal variations in the secretory activity of the reproductive tract of mature roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus), the aims of this study were to identify HSPs in the epididymides and compare the expression of the identified proteins in three periods of the reproductive season. Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed the highest number of polypeptides in homogenates of epididymal tissues and in caput, corpus and cauda epididymal fluids throughout the reproductive season. Epididymal tissue homogenates and epididymal fluids were analysed by tandem mass spectrometry ( MS/ MS) to reveal 31 polypeptides with enzymatic activity, including polypeptides with antioxidant properties, structural and cell signalling functions. Moreover, among the identified polypeptides, five of them were similar to heat shock proteins: endoplasmin (Grp94); heat shock protein 90 kDa ( HSP90); 78- kDa glucose-regulated protein (Grp78); chain A, the crystal structure of the human HSP70 ATPase domain and heat shock protein beta-1 isoform X. The concentrations of the analysed polypeptides, expressed in optical density units ( ODU), differed significantly ( p ≤ .05) across the examined periods of the reproductive season. The highest ODU values for almost all analysed proteins were observed during the rutting period. The presence of HSPs in the epididymal tissues and fluids of roe deer in different periods of the reproductive season could indicate that those proteins play an important role in sperm maturation in the epididymis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |