title: Molecular cloning of a calmodulin-dependent phosphatase from murine testis: identification of a developmentally expressed nonneural isoenzyme.
abstract: A unique isoform of the catalytic subunit of calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase (CaM-PrP) was cloned from a murine testis library. The cDNA sequence of 1964 base pairs contained an open reading frame encoding a protein of 513 amino acids (Mr approximately 58,706), the predicted isoelectric point of which (pI 7.1) was much more basic than those of brain isoforms (pI 5.6-5.8). The deduced amino acid sequence was 77-81% identical to two other murine CaM-PrP genes and displayed a distinct Southern blot hybridization pattern, indicating that it was derived from a separate gene (type 3). High amounts of a 2800-nucleotide mRNA transcript were observed in testis, whereas mRNA species were not detectable in brain; thus, it seems likely that this CaM-PrP represents a nonneural isoenzyme. Measurements of CaM-PrP mRNA during testicular development showed a dramatic increase in expression during weeks 4-6, correlating with the later stages of spermatogenesis. These data suggest that this phosphatase isoform may be involved in germ-cell function and are consistent with the report of a flagellum-associated form of CaM-PrP that may regulate sperm motility [Tash, J. S., Krinks, M., Patel, J., Means, R. L., Klee, C. B. & Means, A. R. (1988) J. Cell Biol. 106, 1625-1633].
authors.affiliation: Section on Immunology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Rockville, MD 20852.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kincaid
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D019703:Calcineurin; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015870:Gene Expression; D005796:Genes; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013737:Testis / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019703:Calcineurin; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases