- 마우스 부정소에서 Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase의 발현
- ㆍ 저자명
- 이항,이문한
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 발생과 생식
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 1997년|1권 2호|pp.117-124 (8 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국발생생물학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase (GAMT) catalyzes the last step of creatine biosynthesis and the resultant creatine plays an important role in cellular energy metabolism. GAMT is mainly found in liver, kidney as well as testis and epididymis. We have localized the site of creatine biosynthesis in mouse epididymis by immunoperoxidase staining of GAMT using anti-GAMT antibody. Gamt is extensively expressed in the microvilli of epididymal epithelial cells and also expressed weakly in the cyto plasm of the cells. The staining of GAMT was most prominent in the microvilli of proximal caput epididymis and the intensity was progressively diminished as the epididymal tubule proceeds toward caudal part. The result suggests that GAMT or Cr might be involved in sperm function and/or maturation process in epididymis.