Hermo, Louis; Pelletier, R-Marc; Cyr, Daniel G. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-783X et Smith, Charles E.
(2010).
Surfing the wave, cycle, life history, and genes/proteins expressed by testicular germ cells. Part 5: intercellular junctions and contacts between germs cells and Sertoli cells and their regulatory interactions, testicular cholesterol, and genes/proteins associated with more than one germ cell generation
Microscopy Research and Technique
, vol. 73
, nº 4.
pp. 409-494.
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20786.
Résumé
In the testis, cell adhesion and junctional molecules permit specific interactions and intracellular communication between germ and Sertoli cells and apposed Sertoli cells. Among the many adhesion family of proteins, NCAM, nectin and nectin-like, catenins, and cadherens will be discussed, along with gap junctions between germ and Sertoli cells and the many members of the connexin family. The blood-testis barrier separates the haploid spermatids from blood borne elements. In the barrier, the intercellular junctions consist of many proteins such as occludin, tricellulin, and claudins. Changes in the expression of cell adhesion molecules are also an essential part of the mechanism that allows germ cells to move from the basal compartment of the seminiferous tubule to the adluminal compartment thus crossing the blood-testis barrier and well-defined proteins have been shown to assist in this process. Several structural components show interactions between germ cells to Sertoli cells such as the ectoplasmic specialization which are more closely related to Sertoli cells and tubulobulbar complexes that are processes of elongating spermatids embedded into Sertoli cells. Germ cells also modify several Sertoli functions and this also appears to be the case for residual bodies. Cholesterol plays a significant role during spermatogenesis and is essential for germ cell development. Lastly, we list genes/proteins that are expressed not only in any one specific generation of germ cells but across more than one generation.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | ectoplasmic specialization; tubulobulbar complex; gap junction; blood-testis barrier |
| Centre: | Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier |
| Date de dépôt: | 30 juin 2024 21:19 |
| Dernière modification: | 30 juin 2024 21:23 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/14760 |
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