ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 711-718.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2015.05.005

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Expression Characteristics of Lcn 5 and Its Localization in Reproduction Organ of Bucks

REN You-she#,GUO Li-na#,ZHANG Chun-xiang*,ZHANG Guo-lin,XIA Long-gang,QIAO Li-ying,JIN Li,LIU Wen-zhong   

  1. (College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,Shanxi Agricultural University,Taigu 030801,China)
  • Received:2014-11-17 Online:2015-05-23 Published:2015-05-23

Abstract:

This study was conducted to investigate the expression characteristics of Lcn 5 mRNA and its protein localization in testes,epididymis in 5-month-old bucks and spermatozoa in adult bucks.Relative expressions of Lcn 5 mRNA were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR in 18 different tissues and epididymis at different ages.The expression of Lcn 5 protein was detected by Western blotting.The localization of Lcn 5 protein in testis and epididymidis were examined by immunohistochemistry,and in spermatozoa by immunofluorescence assay.The results of qRT-PCR showed that Lcn 5 mRNA was expressed in all tissues detected,which had higher levels in reproductive tissues than in other tissues.The order of expression levels in reproductive tissues:caput>cauda>corpus>testis.The expression of Lcn 5 mRNA in epididymis was increased with the increase of age before 5 months old,which was the highest at age of 5 months and was decreased subsequently.The results of Western blotting analysis showed order of the protein of Lcn 5 caput >cauda>corpus> testis,which verified the results of qRT-PCR.Immunohistochemistry results showed that there were strong positive signal in columnar epithelium of epididymis,and weak positive signal in testis.Lcn 5 protein was located on the sperm acrosome surface.Lcn 5 mRNA was highly expressed in epididymis,while was time-special and region-special expression.Lcn 5 was coated on sperm acrosome surface,which maybe play an important role in sperm maturation and capacitation process.Therefore,the functions need further research.

CLC Number: