ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 566-571.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.04.009

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Expression and Location of Growth Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF9) and Its Receptor in Adult Dog Testis

BAI Rui1,ZHAO Li2,LI Dong2,YU Zhi-hui1,HE Jun-ping1*   

  1. (1.College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801, China; 2.Jieyang IVF Hospital,Jieyang 522051, China)
  • Received:2013-11-27 Online:2014-04-23 Published:2014-04-23

Abstract:

The purposes of the study were to explore growth differentiation factor 9(GDF9) and its receptor position and expression in the adult dog testis.The expression and location of GDF9 and its receptor activin receptor-like kinase 5(ALK 5) in adult dog testis was detected by RT-PCR,immunohistochemistry and Western blot.The expression of protein GDF9 in testis of adult dogs can show that GDF9 is stage-specifically localized in the cytoplasm of round spermatids and pachytene spermatocytes of adult dog seminiferous epithelium.In particular,the expression of protein ALK5 in testis of adult dogs can show that ALK5 is localized in the cytoplasm of round spermatids.The study showed that GDF9 and its membrane receptor ALK5 were both expressed in adult dog testis.GDF9 is specifically secreted by the cytoplasm of round spermatids and pachytene spermatocytes.GDF9 regulates and sustains the connections between Sertoli cells,and between cells and germ cells by paracrine secretion.Also,GDF9 regulates the growth and migration of germ cells by autocrine secretion.

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