A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

KIF1-binding protein interacts with KIF3A in haploid male germ cells




AuthorsLehti MS, Kotaja N, Sironen A

PublisherBIOSCIENTIFICA LTD

Publication year2015

JournalReproduction

Journal name in sourceREPRODUCTION

Journal acronymREPRODUCTION

Volume150

Issue3

First page 209

Last page216

Number of pages8

ISSN1470-1626

eISSN1741-7899

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1530/REP-15-0173


Abstract

Male fertility relies on the production of functional spermatozoa. Spermatogenesis is a complex differentiation process that is characterized by meiosis and dramatic morphogenesis of haploid cells. Spermatogenesis involves active changes in the microtubular network to support meiotic divisions, cell polarization, the reshaping of the nucleus, and the formation of a flagellum. Previously, we have demonstrated that a microtubule-based anterograde transport motor protein KIF3A is required for the sperm tail formation and nuclear shaping during spermatogenesis. In this study, we show that KIF3A interacts with a KIF1-binding protein (KBP) in the mouse testis. We have characterized the expression and localization pattern of KBP during spermatogenesis and localized both KIF3A and KBP in the cytoplasm of round spermatids and manchette of elongating spermatids. Interestingly, KBP localized also in the late chromatoid body (CB) of elongating spermatids, whose function involves intracellular movement and association with the microtubular network. Altogether our results suggest a role for KBP in spermatid elongation and in the function of the late CB.




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