Spermatogenesis

Influence of the XbaI polymorphism in the estrogen receptor-α gene on human spermatogenic defects

J. Meng, Mu, X., and Wang, Y. M., Influence of the XbaI polymorphism in the estrogen receptor-α gene on human spermatogenic defects, vol. 12, pp. 1808-1815, 2013.

Polymorphisms of estrogen receptor (ER) genes have been implicated in male infertility, but studies of this association have produced conflicting results. The present study was conducted to examine whether polymorphisms within the ERα and ERβ genes are susceptibility factors for human male idiopathic infertility in Chinese men. We investigated the association between the ERα gene and PvuII and XbaI polymorphisms and the ERβ gene and RsaI and AluI polymorphisms and idiopathic male infertility in Han Chinese men.

Expression of acid phosphatase in the seminiferous epithelium of vertebrates

R. L. Peruquetti, Taboga, S. R., and Azeredo-Oliveira, M. T. V., Expression of acid phosphatase in the seminiferous epithelium of vertebrates, vol. 9, pp. 620-628, 2010.

Acid phosphatases (AcPs) are known to provide phosphate to tissues that have high energy requirements, especially during development, growth and maturation. During spermatogenesis AcP activity is manifested in heterophagous lysosomes of Sertoli cells. This phagocytic function appears to be hormone-independent.

A novel DDX5 gene in the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is highly expressed during ontogenesis and spermatogenesis

D. - A. Fang, Wang, Q., Wang, J., He, L., Liu, L. - H., and Wang, Y., A novel DDX5 gene in the freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is highly expressed during ontogenesis and spermatogenesis, vol. 10, pp. 3963-3975, 2011.

The freshwater crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus, originally from Australia, is an invasive species that is also widely used in aquaculture. DEAD-box helicase family genes are found throughout evolution and encode RNA-binding proteins. The human DDX5 (p68) is important for normal cell growth, differentiation and proliferation. We identified a C. quadricarinatus homolog of DDX5 (Cq-DDX5); the temporal expression of Cq-DDX5 mRNA transcripts was measured during early ontogenesis, during spermatogenesis, during testes development, and during the annual cycle.

Cytogenetic analysis in the spermatogenesis of Triatoma melanosoma (Reduviidae; Heteroptera)

V. B. Bardella, Azeredo-Oliveira, M. T. V., and Tartarotti, E., Cytogenetic analysis in the spermatogenesis of Triatoma melanosoma (Reduviidae; Heteroptera), vol. 7, pp. 326-335, 2008.

Triatomines are of great concern in public health because they are vectors of Chagas’ disease. This study presents an analysis of the species Triatoma melanosoma. The cytogenetic characteristics of triatomines include holocentric chromosomes, post-reductional meiosis in the sex chromosomes and nucleolar fragmentation in the meiotic cycle. The methodology utilized consisted of the techniques of lacto-acetic orcein staining and silver ion impregnation. The organs analyzed were adult testicles.

Meiosis, spermatogenesis and nucleolar behavior in the seminiferous tubules of Alydidae, Coreidae and Rhopalidae (Heteroptera) species

H. V. Souza, Souza, F. B., Maruyama, S. R. C., Castanhole, M. M. U., and Itoyama, M. M., Meiosis, spermatogenesis and nucleolar behavior in the seminiferous tubules of Alydidae, Coreidae and Rhopalidae (Heteroptera) species, vol. 8, pp. 1383-1396, 2009.

We studied the karyotype, spermatogenesis and nucleolar activity at spermatogenesis in five species of Heteropera: Hyalymenus sp and Neomegalotomus pallescens, Alydidae; Catorhintha guttula and Hypselonotus fulvus, Coreidae; and Niesthrea sidae, Rhopalidae. They showed a red (Alydidae) or orange (Coreidae and Rhopalidae) membrane covering the testes, which consisted of seven testicular lobes, except in N. pallescens, which had only five.

Absence of the exon 1 coding sequence of the androgen receptor gene associated with teratozoospermia in a Brazilian population

W. E. J. C. Mesquita, Approbato, M. S., Moura, K. K. V. O., and Jesuíno, R. S. A., Absence of the exon 1 coding sequence of the androgen receptor gene associated with teratozoospermia in a Brazilian population, vol. 8. pp. 1423-1426, 2009.

The androgen receptor (AR) is a protein encoded by the AR gene, which when mutated may affect spermatogenesis, the process in which spermatozoa are produced; thus, AR mutations could lead to male infertility. We examined exon 1 of the AR gene in men with idiopathic infertility. Blood or semen samples from 111 infertile, oligozoospermic (N = 31), asthenozoospermic (N = 23), teratozoospermic (N = 33), and azoospermic (N = 24) men were analyzed. The extracted DNA was amplified for the exon 1 region of the AR gene.

FISH analysis and cytogenetic characterization of male meiotic prophase I in Acricotopus lucidus (Diptera, Chironomidae)

W. Staiber, FISH analysis and cytogenetic characterization of male meiotic prophase I in Acricotopus lucidus (Diptera, Chironomidae), vol. 8, pp. 1218-1230, 2009.

In the chironomid Acricotopus lucidus, two cells with quite different chromosome complements arise from the last unequal spermatogonial mitosis, as a consequence of monopolar migration of the so-called germ line limited chromosomes (Ks). The cell receiving all the Ks, in addition to two sets of the regularly segregating somatic chromosomes (Ss), develops into the primary spermatocyte, while the cell getting only Ss differentiates into an aberrant spermatocyte. Only the primary spermatocyte enters meiosis. These nuclear events in the primary spermatocytes of A.

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