title: Cloning and characterization of a novel gene SRG-L expressed in late stages of mouse spermatogenic cells.
abstract: A cDNA expressed specifically in late stages of mouse spermatogenic cells during spermatogenesis was cloned by using overlapping RT-PCR and RACE. The cDNA contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 2625 base pairs that encoded an 874 amino acids protein. Comparison analysis of amino acid sequence showed 91% and 80% identity to a rat homologue XP-226242 and a monkey homologue BAB63115 respectively. The expression of the mRNA was only observed in pachytene spermatocytes, round, and elongating spermatids. We named this gene as SRG-L (spermatogenesis related gene expressed in the late stages of spermatogenic cells, GenBank accession No. AY352586). The tissue-specific analysis showed that the SRG-L was highly expressed in spleen and testis. The results suggested that SRG-L might play special roles during spermatogenesis, particularly related to meiosis and spermiogenesis. Analysis of the amino acid sequence showed there was a coiled-coil region near the N-terminal region and rich phosphorylation sites, suggesting SRG-L might function as a transmembrane protein mediating signal transduction. This study also demonstrated that gene cloning by RT-PCR was applicable and convenient when its homologous gene was known.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Peng-Peng
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ye-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: She-Pu
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Dai-Shu
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011487:Protein Conformation; D051381:Rats; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism*; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; C488679:SRG-L protein, mouse