A Developmentally Regulated Chaperone Complex for the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Male Haploid Germ Cells
pmid: 17507649
pmc: PMC1949379
A Developmentally Regulated Chaperone Complex for the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Male Haploid Germ Cells
Glycoprotein folding is mediated by lectin-like chaperones and protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs) in the endoplasmic reticulum. Calnexin and the PDI homologue ERp57 work together to help fold nascent polypeptides with glycans located toward the N-terminus of a protein, whereas PDI and BiP may engage proteins that lack glycans or have sugars toward the C-terminus. In this study, we show that the PDI homologue PDILT is expressed exclusively in postmeiotic male germ cells, in contrast to the ubiquitous expression of many other PDI family members in the testis. PDILT is induced during puberty and represents the first example of a PDI family member under developmental control. We find that PDILT is not active as an oxido-reductase, but interacts with the model peptide Δ-somatostatin and nonnative bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor in vitro, indicative of chaperone activity. In vivo, PDILT forms a tissue-specific chaperone complex with the calnexin homologue calmegin. The identification of a redox-inactive chaperone partnership defines a new system of testis-specific protein folding with implications for male fertility.
- University of Edinburgh United Kingdom
- Oulu University Hospital Finland
- University of Oulu Finland
- The Queen's Medical Research Institute United Kingdom
- Durham University United Kingdom
Male, 570, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Biophysics, Protein Disulfide-Isomerases, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Haploidy, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Spermatozoa, Biophysical Phenomena, Rats, Meiosis, Mice, Antibody Specificity, Polysaccharides, Animals, Humans, HeLa Cells, Molecular Chaperones, Protein Binding
Male, 570, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Biophysics, Protein Disulfide-Isomerases, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Haploidy, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Spermatozoa, Biophysical Phenomena, Rats, Meiosis, Mice, Antibody Specificity, Polysaccharides, Animals, Humans, HeLa Cells, Molecular Chaperones, Protein Binding
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