title: Protein kinase C regulation of glypican-1, syndecan-1 and syndecan-4 mRNAs expression during rat Sertoli cell development.
abstract: Our previous studies indicated that cell surface proteoglycans were mostly heparan sulfate ones (HSPG) in 20 day-old Sertoli cells [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1510 (2001) 474]. Among these HSPG, glypican-1, syndecans-1 and -4 mRNAs were expressed and differentially regulated. Glypican-1 and syndecan-1 mRNA expression was up-regulated under PKC activation in contrast to syndecan-4 mRNA expression which was not affected [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1474 (2000) 31]. Rat Sertoli cells undergo extensive changes during the postnatal period both in structure and function, as the hematotesticular barrier establishment occurs at around 20 day-old. The testicular PKCalpha expression in developing Sertoli cells results in (i) a soluble (inactive) form which is maximal at the age of 1 day and declines gradually thereafter and (ii) a particulate (active) form which is low at birth, increases six-fold on days 8-11 of age and declines thereafter. The present study focused on the glypican-1, syndecan-1 and syndecan-4 mRNA expression and regulation under PKC activation by the phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in 10-30 day-old Sertoli cells. Our data indicated that the regulation of their expression specifically depends on the nature of HSPG and Sertoli cell developmental stage and evidenced a specific PKC regulation of HSPG mRNA expression.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de biochimie IRBA, UPRES A 2608 CNRS, Université de Caen, Esplanade-de-la-Paix, 14032 Caen cedex, France.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brucato
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D053668:Syndecan-1; D053671:Syndecan-4; D053667:Syndecans; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011509:Proteoglycans; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508243:Sdc1 protein, rat; C508307:Sdc4 protein, rat; D053668:Syndecan-1; D053671:Syndecan-4; D053667:Syndecans; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate