Abstract
Two proteins of molecular weights 25 and 12 kDa (p25 and p12 respectively), whose expression is regulated by testosterone, were identified in mouse ventral prostate. An antiserum raised to mouse ventral prostate secretion was used to demonstrate that p25 corresponds to the major secretory glycoprotein in mouse prostatic fluid. This antiserum does not cross-react with the major secretory proteins of the rat ventral prostate. Western blot analysis of mouse ventral prostate proteins using the prostatic secretion antiserum demonstrates that p12 and p25 are detectable at 3 weeks of age, but the maximum level of both proteins is not attained until 5 weeks of age. In addition, synthesis of p25 was also observed in prostate tissue derived from differentiated embryonic urogenital sinus tissue growing as implants under the renal capsule of syngeneic male hosts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-118 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Molecular and cellular endocrinology |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Glycosylation
- Sex accessory tissue
- Testosterone
- Urogenital sinus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Endocrinology