Association of spectrin with manchette microtubules in mammalian spermatids.
In hamster and mouse spermatozoa a spectrin immunogold labeling was found under the plasma membrane in the principal piece of the flagellum. During spermatid differentiation, the spectrin labeling was associated with the manchette, a transient microtubular network involved in nuclear shaping and organelle translocation.
Kann
M L
ML
Groupe d'Etude de la Formation et de la Maturation du Gamète Mâle, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, Paris, France.
Fouquet
J P
JP
D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008870:Microtubules / Q000737:chemistry*; D013049:Spectrin / Q000032:analysis*; D013087:Spermatids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D013049:Spectrin