ISOLATION, IMMUNOLOCALIZATION, AND SPERM-ASSOCIATION OF 3 PROTEINS OF 18-KILODALTON, 25-KILODALTON, AND 29-KILODALTON SECRETED BY THE MOUSE EPIDIDYMIS

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RANKIN, TL
TSURUTA, KJ
HOLLAND, MK
GRISWOLD, MD
ORGEBINCRIST, MC
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[1] VANDERBILT UNIV, MED CTR, SCH MED, CTR REPROD BIOL RES, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
[2] VANDERBILT UNIV, DEPT CELL BIOL, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
[3] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV, PROGRAM BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS, PULLMAN, WA 99164 USA
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10.1095/biolreprod46.5.747
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Three murine epididymal secretory proteins have been characterized by their site of synthesis, sperm association, and tissue localization by use of polyclonal antisera and immunochemistry. Mouse epididymal protein 7 (MEP 7) was localized initially within the supranuclear regions of some principal epithelial cells in the proximal corpus while other cells remained unstained. In the mid-proximal corpus, all principal cells and stereocilia were stained, and luminal staining increased from corpus to cauda. Some clear cells in the distal corpus and cauda also showed immunoperoxidase staining. Sequential extraction of caudal spermatozoa indicated that MEP 7 was predominantly loosely associated with spermatozoa and that only a small amount of MEP 7 required detergent to extract it from spermatozoa. Examination of other rodent caudal fluids revealed a related protein in rat caudal fluid of 32 kDa, and amino acid sequence analysis of MEP 7 showed a 68% sequence similarity with rat proteins AEG and D/E. MEP 9 immunolocalized within the cytoplasm of all principal cells of the distal caput. In a transition zone between the distal caput and the corpus, some principal cells were stained while others were not. Distal to the corpus, the principal cell staining gradually decreased. In the distal caput and proximal corpus, large heavily stained droplets associated with spermatozoa were seen in the lumen. The staining intensity of these droplets also decreased from corpus to cauda. The clear cells of the distal corpus and cauda did not stain with the antibody to MEP 9. Sequential extraction of caudal spermatozoa showed that some MEP 9 was extractable under low-salt conditions, whereas extraction with 0.1% Triton X-100 was required to remove all MEP 9, indicating it was firmly associated with spermatozoa. The antibody to MEP 9 cross-reacted with a 25-kDa protein present in rat caudal fluid. MEP 10 was localized within the cytoplasm of the principal cells, the stereocilia, and the lumen of the epididymis at the junction of the distal caput and corpus. In the distal corpus, a large number of clear cells were stained, but very few of these cells stained in the cauda. MEP 10 dissociated completely from caudal spermatozoa under low-salt conditions, indicating that it was not firmly bound to spermatozoa. The antiserum to MEP 10 cross-reacted with proteins present in rat and guinea pig caudal fluid. The related rat protein migrated at approximately 20 kDa. Amino acid sequence analysis of MEP 10 revealed an 86% sequence similarity with rat proteins B and C. This study demonstrates that epididymal secretory proteins have different fates within the epididymis and that two of these proteins, MEP 7 and MEP 10, are homologues of rat proteins D and E, and B and C, respectively. These proteins are also likely to be functionally equivalent.
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