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Mol. Cells 2013; 35(1): 54-60

Published online December 3, 2012

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-013-2271-3

© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology

Expression and Function of the Testis-Predominant Protein LYAR in Mice

Boyeon Lee, Sora Jin, Heejin Choi, Jun Tae Kwon, Jihye Kim, Juri Jeong, Yong-il Kwon, and Chunghee Cho

School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received: October 17, 2012; Revised: November 13, 2012; Accepted: November 14, 2012

Abstract

Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex process involving an intrinsic genetic program of germ cell-specific and -predominant genes. In the present study, we analyzed the Ly-1 reactive clone (Lyar) gene in the mouse. Lyar, which is known to be expressed abundantly in the testis, encodes a nucleolar protein that contains a LYAR-type C2HC zinc finger motif and three nuclear localization signals. We herein confirmed that Lyar is expressed predominantly in the testis, and further showed that this expression is specific to germ cells. Protein analyses with an anti-LYAR antibody demonstrated that the LYAR protein is present in spermatocytes and spermatids, but not in sperm. To assess the functional role of LYAR in vivo, we used a genetrap mutagenesis approach to establish a LYAR-null mouse model. Lyar mutant mice were born live and developed normally. Male mutant mice lacking LYAR were fully fertile and showed intact spermatogenesis. Taken together, our results demonstrate that LYAR is strongly preferred in male germ cells, but has a dispensable role in spermatogenesis and fertility.

Keywords gene-trap, LYAR, nucleolar protein, spermatogenesis, testis

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Mol. Cells 2013; 35(1): 54-60

Published online January 31, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-013-2271-3

Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Expression and Function of the Testis-Predominant Protein LYAR in Mice

Boyeon Lee, Sora Jin, Heejin Choi, Jun Tae Kwon, Jihye Kim, Juri Jeong, Yong-il Kwon, and Chunghee Cho

School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received: October 17, 2012; Revised: November 13, 2012; Accepted: November 14, 2012

Abstract

Mammalian spermatogenesis is a complex process involving an intrinsic genetic program of germ cell-specific and -predominant genes. In the present study, we analyzed the Ly-1 reactive clone (Lyar) gene in the mouse. Lyar, which is known to be expressed abundantly in the testis, encodes a nucleolar protein that contains a LYAR-type C2HC zinc finger motif and three nuclear localization signals. We herein confirmed that Lyar is expressed predominantly in the testis, and further showed that this expression is specific to germ cells. Protein analyses with an anti-LYAR antibody demonstrated that the LYAR protein is present in spermatocytes and spermatids, but not in sperm. To assess the functional role of LYAR in vivo, we used a genetrap mutagenesis approach to establish a LYAR-null mouse model. Lyar mutant mice were born live and developed normally. Male mutant mice lacking LYAR were fully fertile and showed intact spermatogenesis. Taken together, our results demonstrate that LYAR is strongly preferred in male germ cells, but has a dispensable role in spermatogenesis and fertility.

Keywords: gene-trap, LYAR, nucleolar protein, spermatogenesis, testis

Mol. Cells
Feb 28, 2023 Vol.46 No.2, pp. 69~129
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The bulk tissue is a heterogeneous mixture of various cell types, which is depicted as a skein of intertwined threads with diverse colors each of which represents a unique cell type. Single-cell omics analysis untangles efficiently the skein according to the color by providing information of molecules at individual cells and interpretation of such information based on different cell types. The molecules that can be profiled at the individual cell by single-cell omics analysis includes DNA (bottom middle), RNA (bottom right), and protein (bottom left). This special issue reviews single-cell technologies and computational methods that have been developed for the single-cell omics analysis and how they have been applied to improve our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of biological and pathological phenomena at the single-cell level.

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