title: Alterations in activities of calmodulin and heat-stable calmodulin-binding protein in rat testis.
abstract: Effects of postnatal development, surgical cryptorchidism, and hypophysectomy on the activity of calmodulin and of a 32,000-molecular weight (32) calmodulin-binding protein (Ono et al., J. Biol. Chem. 259: 9011-9016, 1984) were examined in rat testis. In adult rats, approximately 95% of their activities distributed in seminiferous tubule preparation, and most of them were in the 105,000-g supernatant. Both activities were low early in the development, but the calmodulin activity increased between 25 and 45 days of age, and the 32 K calmodulin-binding protein activity increased between 35 and 45 days of age. In contrast, surgical cryptorchidism caused a rapid decline in their activities in the abdominal testis, whereas their activities in a scrotal testis did not decline. Hypophysectomy similarly resulted in a gradual decline in their activities. Replacement of follicle-stimulating hormone or testosterone for 7 days from 30 days after hypophysectomy did not quantitatively restore either the testes weight or the activities of the proteins. The results indicate a primary distribution of both proteins in mature germ cells.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koide
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ishinami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004355:Drug Stability; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013737:Testis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; C051666:calspermin; D013739:Testosterone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone