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| DOI | 10.1002/MRD.23075 | ||||
| Año | 2018 | ||||
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Autores Afiliación Chile
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beta-Nerve growth factor (beta-NGF) is a seminal plasma element, responsible for inducing ovulation in camelids. The main organ of beta-NGF production remains nondescript. The aims of this study were to (a) characterize gene expression and protein localization of beta-NGF and its main receptor tyrosine kinase receptor A (TrKA) in the llama male reproductive tract, and (b) determine whether the seminal beta-NGF interacts with ejaculated sperm by localizing beta-NGF and TrKA in epididymal, ejaculated, and acrosome-reacted (AR) sperms and, additionally, by identifying beta-NGF presence in sperm-adsorbed proteins (SAP). Both beta-NGF and TrkA transcripts are widely expressed along the male reproductive tract, with a higher expression level of beta-NGF at prostate (p < 0.05). beta-NGF immunolabeling was only positive for prostate, whereas TrKA label was present in epithelial and muscular cells of testis, prostate, bulbourethral glands, and epididymis. Using an immunofluorescent technique, beta-NGF was colocalized with TrKA in the middle piece of ejaculated and AR sperm. However, only TrKA was observed in epididymal sperm indicating that beta-NGF could have a seminal origin. This was also confirmed by the identification of four beta-NGF isoforms in SAP. This study extends the knowledge about the participation of beta-NGF/TrkA in llama reproduction, providing evidence that may have roles in the regulation of sperm physiology.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Sari, Luciana | Mujer |
UNT - Argentina
Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina |
| 2 | Zampini, Renato | Hombre |
UNT - Argentina
Univ Nacl Tucuman - Argentina Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina |
| 3 | Arganaraz, Martin | Hombre |
UNT - Argentina
Univ Nacl Tucuman - Argentina Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina |
| 4 | Carretero, Maria I. | Mujer |
UNIV BUENOS AIRES - Argentina
Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica - Argentina Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Argentina Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología en Reproducción Animal (INITRA) - Argentina |
| 5 | Fumuso, Fernanda G. | Mujer |
UNIV BUENOS AIRES - Argentina
Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica - Argentina Universidad de Buenos Aires - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) - Argentina Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología en Reproducción Animal (INITRA) - Argentina |
| 6 | Barraza, Daniela E. | Mujer |
UNT - Argentina
Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina |
| 7 | RATTO-FUSTER, MARCELO HECTOR | Hombre |
Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile
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| 8 | Apichela, Silvana | Mujer |
UNT - Argentina
Univ Nacl Tucuman - Argentina Universidad Nacional de Tucuman (UNT) - Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Argentina |
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| Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica |
| Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| ANPCyT |
| Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica |
| National Institutes of Health |
| Universidad Nacional de Tucumán |
| Agradecimiento |
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| Fondo para la Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica, Grant/Award Number: BID PICT 2013-1495; Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Grant/Award Number: PIUNT 26/A570; UNT, Grant/Award Number: PIUNT A616/1; ANPCyT |
| The authors would like to thank Dr. Daniel Lombardo for his support with the histological techniques. This study was supported by the UNT (grant number PIUNT A616/1) and ANPCyT (grant number BID‐PICT 2013‐1495). |