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Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility
Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) are key molecular players in male fertility. However, the specific roles of different p110 PI3K catalytic subunits within the spermatogenic lineage have not been characterized so far. Herein, we report that male mice expressing a catalytically inactive p110β develop...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E09-08-0744 |
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author | Ciraolo, Elisa Morello, Fulvio Hobbs, Robin M. Wolf, Frieder Marone, Romina Iezzi, Manuela Lu, Xiaoyun Mengozzi, Giulio Altruda, Fiorella Sorba, Giovanni Guan, Kaomei Pandolfi, Pier Paolo Wymann, Matthias P. Hirsch, Emilio |
author_facet | Ciraolo, Elisa Morello, Fulvio Hobbs, Robin M. Wolf, Frieder Marone, Romina Iezzi, Manuela Lu, Xiaoyun Mengozzi, Giulio Altruda, Fiorella Sorba, Giovanni Guan, Kaomei Pandolfi, Pier Paolo Wymann, Matthias P. Hirsch, Emilio |
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description | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) are key molecular players in male fertility. However, the specific roles of different p110 PI3K catalytic subunits within the spermatogenic lineage have not been characterized so far. Herein, we report that male mice expressing a catalytically inactive p110β develop testicular hypotrophy and impaired spermatogenesis, leading to a phenotype of oligo-azoospermia and defective fertility. The examination of testes from p110β-defective tubules demonstrates a widespread loss in spermatogenic cells, due to defective proliferation and survival of pre- and postmeiotic cells. In particular, p110β is crucially needed in c-Kit–mediated spermatogonial expansion, as c-Kit–positive cells are lost in the adult testis and activation of Akt by SCF is blocked by a p110β inhibitor. These data establish that activation of the p110β PI3K isoform by c-Kit is required during spermatogenesis, thus opening the way to new treatments for c-Kit positive testicular cancers. |
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spelling | pubmed-28289582010-05-16 Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility Ciraolo, Elisa Morello, Fulvio Hobbs, Robin M. Wolf, Frieder Marone, Romina Iezzi, Manuela Lu, Xiaoyun Mengozzi, Giulio Altruda, Fiorella Sorba, Giovanni Guan, Kaomei Pandolfi, Pier Paolo Wymann, Matthias P. Hirsch, Emilio Mol Biol Cell Articles Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) are key molecular players in male fertility. However, the specific roles of different p110 PI3K catalytic subunits within the spermatogenic lineage have not been characterized so far. Herein, we report that male mice expressing a catalytically inactive p110β develop testicular hypotrophy and impaired spermatogenesis, leading to a phenotype of oligo-azoospermia and defective fertility. The examination of testes from p110β-defective tubules demonstrates a widespread loss in spermatogenic cells, due to defective proliferation and survival of pre- and postmeiotic cells. In particular, p110β is crucially needed in c-Kit–mediated spermatogonial expansion, as c-Kit–positive cells are lost in the adult testis and activation of Akt by SCF is blocked by a p110β inhibitor. These data establish that activation of the p110β PI3K isoform by c-Kit is required during spermatogenesis, thus opening the way to new treatments for c-Kit positive testicular cancers. The American Society for Cell Biology 2010-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2828958/ /pubmed/20053680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E09-08-0744 Text en © 2010 by The American Society for Cell Biology |
spellingShingle | Articles Ciraolo, Elisa Morello, Fulvio Hobbs, Robin M. Wolf, Frieder Marone, Romina Iezzi, Manuela Lu, Xiaoyun Mengozzi, Giulio Altruda, Fiorella Sorba, Giovanni Guan, Kaomei Pandolfi, Pier Paolo Wymann, Matthias P. Hirsch, Emilio Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title | Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title_full | Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title_fullStr | Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title_full_unstemmed | Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title_short | Essential Role of the p110β Subunit of Phosphoinositide 3-OH Kinase in Male Fertility |
title_sort | essential role of the p110β subunit of phosphoinositide 3-oh kinase in male fertility |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2828958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053680 http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E09-08-0744 |
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