Calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases (CaM-PDEs) are abundant in testicular cells and in mature spermatozoa and provide one means by which calcium regulates cellular cyclic nucleotide content. The distinct spatial and temporal expression patterns of CaM-PDEs suggest important but different physiological roles for these CaM-PDEs in developing and mature spermatozoa.
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1. C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54.
Abstract Calcium and cyclic nucleotides are second messengers that regulate the development and functional activity of spermatozoa. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases (CaM-PDEs) are abundant in testicular cells and in mature spermatozoa and provide one means by which calcium regulates cellular cyclic nucleotide content. We examined the spatial and temporal expression profiles of three knownCaM-PDE genes, PDE1A, PDE1B, and PDE1C, in the testis. In situ hybridization and immunofluorescent staining showed that both PDE1A and PDE1C are highly expressed but at different stages in developing germ cells. However, a very low hybridization signal of PDE1B exists uniformly throughout the seminiferous epithelium and the interstitium. More specifically, PDE1A mRNA is found in round to elongated spermatids, with protein expression in the tails of elongated and maturing spermatids. In contrast, PDE1C mRNA accumulates during early meiotic prophase and throughout meiotic and postmeiotic stages. Immunocytochemistry showed a diffuse, presumably cytosolic distribution of the expressed protein. The distinct spatial and temporal expression patterns of CaM-PDEs suggest important but different physiological roles for these CaM-PDEs in developing and mature spermatozoa. PMID: [11369604]
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Ref: C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54. PMID: [11369604]
Ref: C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54. PMID: [11369604]
Ref: C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54. PMID: [11369604]
Ref: C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54. PMID: [11369604]
Ref: C. Yan, A. Z. Zhao, W. K. Sonnenburg and J. A. Beavo (2001) Stage and cell-specific expression of calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterases in mouse testis. Biol Reprod 64(6): 1746-54. PMID: [11369604]
Function
Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase with a dual-specificity for the second messengers cAMP and cGMP, which are keyregulators of many important physiological processes. Has apreference for cGMP as a substrate (By similarity).
CHAIN 1 535 Calcium/calmodulin-dependent 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 1B. /FTId=PRO_0000198790. REGION 27 47 Calmodulin-binding (Potential). REGION 196 495 Catalytic (By similarity). ACT_SITE 222 222 Proton donor (By similarity). METAL 226 226 Divalent metal cation 1 (By similarity). METAL 262 262 Divalent metal cation 1 (By similarity). METAL 263 263 Divalent metal cation 1 (By similarity). METAL 263 263 Divalent metal cation 2 (By similarity). METAL 369 369 Divalent metal cation 1 (By similarity). MOD_RES 465 465 Phosphoserine. CONFLICT 38 38 L -> M (in Ref. 2). CONFLICT 224 224 Q -> R (in Ref. 3; AAA37367). Back to Top