The testis specific protein Y-encoded （TSPY） is a member of TSPY/SET/NAP1 superfamily, encoded within the gonadoblastoma locus on the Y chromosome. TSPY shares a highly conserved SET/NAP-domain responsible for prote...The testis specific protein Y-encoded （TSPY） is a member of TSPY/SET/NAP1 superfamily, encoded within the gonadoblastoma locus on the Y chromosome. TSPY shares a highly conserved SET/NAP-domain responsible for protein--protein interaction among TSPY/SET/NAP 1 proteins. Accumulating data, so far, support the role of TSPYas the gonadoblastoma gene, involved in germ cell tumorigenesis. The X-chromosome homolog of TSPY, TSPX is expressed in various tissues at both fetal and adult stages, including the brain, and is capable of interacting with the multi-domain adapter protein CASK, thereby influencing the synaptic and transcriptional functions and developmental regulation of CASK in the brain and other neural tissues. Similar to TSPX, we demonstrated that TSPY could interact with CASK at its SET/NAP-domain in cultured cells. Transgenic mice harboring a human TSPYgene and flanking sequences showed specific expression of the human TSPYtransgene in both testis and brain. The neural expression pattern of the human TSPYgene overlapped with those of the endogenous mouse Cask and Tspx gene. Similarly with TSPX, TSPY was co-localized with CASK in neuronal axon fibers in the brain, suggesting a potential role（s） of TSPY in development and/or physiology of the nervous system.展开更多
基金supported by the grants from the Meritreviewed Research and REAP Prostate Cancer Programs of Department of Veterans Affairs,Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program and National Institutes of Health to Y.-EC.L.Y.-EC.Lau is a Research Career Scientist of the Department of Veterans Affairs.We thank Dr.Yunmin Li for technical assistance
文摘The testis specific protein Y-encoded （TSPY） is a member of TSPY/SET/NAP1 superfamily, encoded within the gonadoblastoma locus on the Y chromosome. TSPY shares a highly conserved SET/NAP-domain responsible for protein--protein interaction among TSPY/SET/NAP 1 proteins. Accumulating data, so far, support the role of TSPYas the gonadoblastoma gene, involved in germ cell tumorigenesis. The X-chromosome homolog of TSPY, TSPX is expressed in various tissues at both fetal and adult stages, including the brain, and is capable of interacting with the multi-domain adapter protein CASK, thereby influencing the synaptic and transcriptional functions and developmental regulation of CASK in the brain and other neural tissues. Similar to TSPX, we demonstrated that TSPY could interact with CASK at its SET/NAP-domain in cultured cells. Transgenic mice harboring a human TSPYgene and flanking sequences showed specific expression of the human TSPYtransgene in both testis and brain. The neural expression pattern of the human TSPYgene overlapped with those of the endogenous mouse Cask and Tspx gene. Similarly with TSPX, TSPY was co-localized with CASK in neuronal axon fibers in the brain, suggesting a potential role（s） of TSPY in development and/or physiology of the nervous system.
