title: Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a mouse phospholipase C-delta1.
abstract: We describe here the molecular cloning and expression analysis of mouse PLC-delta1 (mPLC-delta1), a key enzyme in cell signal transduction. A mouse brain cDNA library was screened in order to isolate the mPLC-delta1 cDNA. The mPLC-delta1 cDNA was 2660 bp in length. The predicted open reading frame encodes a protein of 756 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 85 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence exhibits 96.9% and 92.7% identity with the sequence of rat and human PLC-delta1, respectively. The mPLC-delta1 mRNA was highly expressed in brain, heart, lung, and testis. We found that transcripts of mPLC-delta1 are present in almost all regions of mouse brain examined, implying that the enzyme may play a role in some fundamental cellular process in brain. In male reproductive tract, mPLC-delta1 mRNA was widely expressed in the epididymis as well as in the testis. In situ hybridization studies indicate that distribution of mPLC-delta1 mRNA in mouse testis is discrete and unique. The expression of mPLC-delta1 mRNA was defined in the periphery of each seminiferous tubule, especially in spermatogonia, which might imply that mPLC-delta1 plays a role in proliferation of spermatogonia. To the best our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate the high expression of mPLC-delta1 mRNA in spermatogonia of testis. Taken together, these results suggest that mPLC-delta1 may carry out fundamental roles in almost all of mouse tissues, especially in brain and specific roles in testis.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-dong, Socho-ku, Seoul, 137-701, Korea.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D054803:Phospholipase C delta; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; C518024:PLCD1 protein, human; D054803:Phospholipase C delta; C518025:Plcd1 protein, mouse; C518026:Plcd1 protein, rat