Caspase-independent death of meiotic and postmeiotic cells overexpressing p53: calpain involvement
Copyright policy )Caspase-independent death of meiotic and postmeiotic cells overexpressing p53: calpain involvement
In a model of male sterility (MTp53) owing to enforced p53 expression in spermatocytes II and spermatids of transgenic mice, we focused on the role of caspases. Most of them are expressed in all differentiation stages, but only the transcriptional levels of caspase-2 and caspase-3 are modified in MTp53 germ cells. In normal testis, cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-9 are detected during the elongation of spermatids. Despite this constitutive presence of caspases during terminal differentiation, calpains are the main effectors of germ cell loss in MTp53 testes: calpain 1 RNA levels are increased, caspase-3-like activity is markedly decreased while calpain activity is higher and the calpain inhibitor E64d ((2S, 3S)-trans-epoxysuccinyl-L-leucylamido-3-methylbutane ethyl ester) reduces TUNEL labeling in MTp53 testis, whereas pancaspase inhibitor zVADfmk (N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-fluoromethylketone) has no effect. Our work suggests that despite the presence, and potent involvement, of caspases in male haploid cell maturation, calpains are the executioners of the death of terminally differentiating germ cells.
- University of Paris France
- Paris 8 University France
- University of Paris France
Male, Cell Death, Calpain, Caspase 3, Molecular Sequence Data, Caspase 2, Gene Expression, Mice, Transgenic, Spermatids, Caspase 9, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Enzyme Activation, Meiosis, Mice, Caspases, Animals, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Sequence Alignment, Infertility, Male
Male, Cell Death, Calpain, Caspase 3, Molecular Sequence Data, Caspase 2, Gene Expression, Mice, Transgenic, Spermatids, Caspase 9, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Enzyme Activation, Meiosis, Mice, Caspases, Animals, Amino Acid Sequence, RNA, Messenger, Sequence Alignment, Infertility, Male
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