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A Novel Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Homologous to Human MAGE-D Is Strongly Expressed in Rat Sertoli Cells and Weakly in Leydig Cells and Is Regulated by Follitropin, Lutropin, and Prolactin¹

Biochemistry and Laboratory of Endocrinology (B.H., A.C., M.B., M.D., P.H., V.-H.N., J.C., G.H.), Institute of Pathology B23, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) (E.R.); Station de Physiologie de la Reproduction des Mammifères Domestiques, URA CNRS 1291, 37380 Nouzilly, France

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. J. Closset, Biochemistry and Laboratory of Endocrinology, Institute of Pathology B23, Avenue de l’Hôpital 3, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. E-mail: jclosset{at}ulg.ac.be

We have cloned a novel complementary DNA whose expression was decreased in rat Sertoli cell cultures after treatment with FSH. This complementary DNA encodes a protein of 570 amino acids and shares 92% homology with the human MAGE-D protein. In contrast to other MAGE genes (A, B, or C), we have shown that MAGE-D expression was ubiquitous in healthy rat tissues. In the seminiferous tubules, the MAGE-D was expressed in Sertoli cells but not in germ cells as demonstrated by RT-PCR and in situ hybridization, whereas for the other MAGE genes, expression has been shown to be restricted to germ cells. Interestingly, MAGE-D was also detected for the first time in the female gonad by Northern blotting. In MLTC-1 cells (mouse Leydig tumor cell line-1), LH and PRL stimulated MAGE-D expression. Using hypophysectomized rats, it was confirmed that FSH decreased MAGE-D expression, whereas LH and PRL increased MAGE-D messenger RNA level in the whole testis most probably through a direct action on Leydig cells. As MAGE-D is present in both the seminiferous compartment and interstitium and hormonally regulated in each, it is possible that it has specific functions in each compartment during the development and the maintenance of the testis.

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