In vivo regulation of rat epididymal proteins by retinoids: analysis by two-dimensional electrophoresis

Archives of Andrology
C AstraudoC Finaz

Abstract

The role of retinoids in the regulation of epididymal fluid protein expression was investigated. We compared the patterns of two-dimensional electrophoretic gels of proteins from luminal fluids, cytosols and spermatozoa (from control rats only) of control, retinoid-depleted, retinoid-depleted retinoic acid-complemented and retinoid-depleted testosterone-supplemented rats. This study compared the luminal fluid patterns from the 4 diets and observed 13 proteins whose expression was dependent on nutritional status. Eight were either absent or very weakly expressed in retinoid-depleted animals only, while their presence was obvious in control rats and in the retinoid-deficient retinoic acid- and testosterone-complemented groups. The expression of 8 proteins was greatly enhanced in retinoid-depleted testosterone-supplemented fluids as compared to control fluids. Five of the regulated proteins seemed to be captured by spermatozoa as they were observed in sperm protein patterns of control rats. These results clearly show that the synthesis of several epididymal proteins is influenced by retinoids. Since testosterone-supplemented animals on retinoid-free diet elicited the same response as retinol and retinoic acid ones, testosterone is...Continue Reading

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