Loss of Cyp11c1 causes delayed spermatogenesis due to the absence of 11-ketotestosterone

The impacts of androgens and glucocorticoids on spermatogenesis have intrigued scientists for decades. 11β-hydroxylase, encoded by cyp11c1, is the key enzyme involved in the synthesis of 11-ketotestosterone and cortisol, the major androgen and glucocorticoid in fish, respectively. In the present stu...

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Vydáno v:Journal of endocrinology Ročník 244; číslo 3; s. 487
Hlavní autoři: Zheng, Qiaoyuan, Xiao, Hesheng, Shi, Hongjuan, Wang, Tingru, Sun, Lina, Tao, Wenjing, Kocher, Thomas D, Li, Minghui, Wang, Deshou
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: England 01.03.2020
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delayed spermatogenesis
11-ketotestosterone
less semen
CRISPR/Cas9
cyp11c1
undersized testis
ISSN:1479-6805, 1479-6805
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Shrnutí:The impacts of androgens and glucocorticoids on spermatogenesis have intrigued scientists for decades. 11β-hydroxylase, encoded by cyp11c1, is the key enzyme involved in the synthesis of 11-ketotestosterone and cortisol, the major androgen and glucocorticoid in fish, respectively. In the present study, a Cyp11c1 antibody was produced. Western blot and immunohistochemistry showed that Cyp11c1 was predominantly expressed in the testicular Leydig cells and head kidney interrenal cells. A mutant line of cyp11c1 was established by CRISPR/Cas9. Homozygous mutation of cyp11c1 caused a sharp decrease of serum cortisol and 11-ketotestosterone, and a delay in spermatogenesis which could be rescued by exogenous 11-ketotestosterone or testosterone, but not cortisol treatment. Intriguingly, this spermatogenesis restored spontaneously, indicating compensatory effects of other androgenic steroids. In addition, loss of Cyp11c1 led to undersized testes with a smaller efferent duct and disordered spermatogenic cysts in adult males. However, a small amount of viable sperm was produced. Taken together, our results demonstrate that cyp11c1 is important for testicular development, especially for the initiation and proper progression of spermatogenesis. 11-ketotestosterone is the most efficient androgen in tilapia.
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ISSN:1479-6805
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DOI:10.1530/JOE-19-0438