1. S. T. Kim and M. C. Gye (2004) Expression of p57 in mouse and human testes. Dev Growth Differ 46(6): 495-502.
Abstract The expression of cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitors, p57kip2, was investigated during the postnatal development of mouse testis, and in adult human testis. Expression of p57kip2 mRNA was higher in immature than pubertal or adult mouse testes. In postnatal day 7 (PND7) testes, moderate p57kip2 immunoreactivity was found in spermatogonia, but signal was heterogeneous among the spermatogonia. In PND14 testes onward, strong immunoreactivity of p57kip2 was found in the nuclei of early spermatocytes but not in the late pachytene stage onward. In PND28 and PND50 testes, p57kip2 immunoreactivity was varying among the seminiferous tubules. There was no visible signal in late pachytene stage onward. In Leydig cells, heterogeneous immunoreactivity of p57kip2 was found in immature testis and the signal intensity was higher in adult testis than immature ones. In Sertoli cells, weak or negligible immunoreactivity of p57kip2 was found. In human seminiferous tubule, strong immunoreactivity of p57kip2 was found in the nucleus of early spermatocytes, but not in the late pachytene spermatocytes onward and Sertoli cells. These results suggest the possible role of p57kip2 in the regulation of early spermatogonial proliferation, meiotic progression of early spermatocytes and differentiation of Leydig cells in testis. PMID: [15610139]
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Ref: S. T. Kim and M. C. Gye (2004) Expression of p57 in mouse and human testes. Dev Growth Differ 46(6): 495-502. PMID: [15610139]
Ref: S. T. Kim and M. C. Gye (2004) Expression of p57 in mouse and human testes. Dev Growth Differ 46(6): 495-502. PMID: [15610139]
Function
Potent tight-binding inhibitor of several G1 cyclin/CDKcomplexes (cyclin E-CDK2, cyclin D2-CDK4, and cyclin A-CDK2) and,to lesser extent, of the mitotic cyclin B-CDC2. Negative regulatorof cell proliferation. May play a role in maintenance of the non-proliferative state throughout life.
Expressed in the heart, brain, lung, skeletalmuscle, kidney, pancreas and testis. High levels are seen in theplacenta while low levels are seen in the liver.