A potential role for the clathrin adaptor GGA in Drosophila spermatogenesis

BMC Cell Biology

Jenny Carmichael²  Jennifer Hirst¹ 

[1] University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK;University of Cambridge, Department of Genetics, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK

关键词: spermatocytes;    spermatids;    acroblast;    Drosophila;    spermatogenesis;    AP-1;    GGA;    adaptor;    clathrin;   

Others  :  857140
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2121-12-22

 received in 2011-02-15, accepted in 2011-05-20,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

GGAs (

G

olgi-localised,

γ

-ear containing,

A

DP ribosylation factor-binding) are a family of clathrin adaptors that sort a number of biologically important transmembrane proteins into clathrin-coated vesicles. Knockout and knockdown studies to determine GGA function are confounded by the fact that there are 3 GGA genes in mammalian cells. Thus Drosophila melanogaster is a useful model system to study tissue expression profiles and knockdown phenotypes as there is a single GGA ortholog.

Results

Here we have quantified protein expression in Drosophila and show that there is >3-fold higher expression of GGA in male flies relative to female flies. In female flies the majority of GGA expression is in the head. In male flies GGA is not only expressed at high levels in the head but there is a gender specific increased expression which is due to the abundant expression of GGA in the testes. Using a highly specific antibody we have localised endogenous GGA protein in testes squashes, and visualised it in somatic and germ line cells. We show that GGA is expressed during multiple stages of sperm development, and co-stains with a marker of the trans-Golgi Network. This is most striking at the acroblast of early spermatids. In spite of the high expression of GGA in testes, knocking down its expression by >95% using transgenic RNAi fly lines did not affect male fertility. Therefore spermatogenesis in the male flies appears to progress normally with <5% GGA, most likely because alternative adaptors may be able to substitute partially or completely for the function of GGA. We also identify 'cueball' as a novel cargo for GGA, and mutants of cueball have been shown to have a male sterility phenotype.

Conclusion

In Drosophila we have uncovered a potential role for GGA in the testes of male flies. The gender specific higher expression of GGA, its specific enrichment in testes and its localisation to developing spermatocytes and at the acroblast of spermatids supports a role for GGA function in Drosophila spermatogenesis, even though spermatogenesis still occurs when GGA expression is depleted to <5% of control.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Hirst and Carmichael; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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