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DOI: 10.14670/HH-11-753
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Título: | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTOR) pathway modulates blood-testis barrier (BTB) function through F-actin organization and gap junction |
Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
Cita bibliográfica: | Histology and Histopathology, Vol.31, nº9, (2016) |
ISSN: | 0213-3911 1699-5848 |
Materias relacionadas: | CDU::6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina::616 - Patología. Medicina clínica. Oncología |
Palabras clave: | Testis Spermatogenesis mTOR Bloodtestis barrier Ectoplasmic specialization Actin microfilaments Gap junction |
Resumen: | mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) is one of the most important signaling molecules in mammalian cells which regulates an array of cellular events, ranging from cell metabolism to cell proliferation. Based on the association of mTOR with the core component proteins, such as Raptor (regulatoryassociated protein of mTOR) or Rictor (rapamycinintensive companion of mTOR), mTOR can become the mTORC1 (mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1) or mTORC2, respectively. Studies have shown that during the epithelial cycle of spermatogenesis, mTORC1 promotes remodeling and restructuring of the bloodtestis barrier (BTB) in vitro and in vivo, making the Sertoli cell tight junction (TJ)-permeability barrier “leaky”; whereas mTORC2 promotes BTB integrity, making the Sertoli cell TJ-barrier “tighter”. These contrasting effects, coupled with the spatiotemporal expression of the core signaling proteins at the BTB that confer the respective functions of mTORC1 vs. mTORC2 thus provide a unique mechanism to modulate BTB dynamics, allowing or disallowing the transport of biomolecules and also preleptotene spermatocytes across the immunological barrier. More importantly, studies have shown that these changes to BTB dynamics conferred by mTORC1 and mTORC2 are mediated by changes in the organization of the actin microfilament networks at the BTB, and involve gap junction (GJ) intercellular communication. Since GJ has recently been shown to be crucial to reboot spermatogenesis and meiosis following toxicant-induced aspermatogenesis, these findings thus provide new insightful information regarding the integration of mTOR and GJ to regulate spermatogenesis. |
Autor/es principal/es: | Li, Nan Yan Cheng, C. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/113324 |
DOI: | DOI: 10.14670/HH-11-753 |
Tipo de documento: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Número páginas / Extensión: | 8 |
Derechos: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Vol.31, nº9 (2016) |
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