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Characterization of a novel testicular form of human hormone-sensitive lipase

Mairal, A ; Melaine, N ; Laurell, H ; Grober, J ; Stenson, Lena LU ; Guillaudeux, T ; Holm, Cecilia LU ; Jegou, B and Langin, D (2002) In Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 291(2). p.286-290
Abstract
Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is an esterase and lipase, which are essential for spermatogenesis. Two HSL mRNAs are expressed in human testis. A long form is encoded by a testis-specific exon and nine exons common to testis and adipocyte HSL. Here we show that the short-form 3.3-kb mRNA possesses a unique 5' end that is transcribed from a novel testis-specific exon. The corresponding protein is similar to the 775-amino-acid-long adipocyte HSL. Immunohistochemistry experiments on human testis sections revealed that the long form is strictly expressed in haploid germ cells whereas the short form is expressed in interstitial and tubular somatic cells as well as premeiotic germ cells.
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testis, spermatogenesis, lipid metabolism, fertility, lipase, esterase
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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291
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2
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286 - 290
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:11846402
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1090-2104
DOI
10.1006/bbrc.2002.6427
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English
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  author       = {{Mairal, A and Melaine, N and Laurell, H and Grober, J and Stenson, Lena and Guillaudeux, T and Holm, Cecilia and Jegou, B and Langin, D}},
  issn         = {{1090-2104}},
  keywords     = {{testis; spermatogenesis; lipid metabolism; fertility; lipase; esterase}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{286--290}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications}},
  title        = {{Characterization of a novel testicular form of human hormone-sensitive lipase}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2002.6427}},
  doi          = {{10.1006/bbrc.2002.6427}},
  volume       = {{291}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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