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  • Title: Testis atrophy and reduced sperm motility in transgenic mice overexpressing c-FLIP(L).
    Author: Antonangeli F, Petrungaro S, Coluccia P, Filippini A, Ziparo E, Giampietri C.
    Journal: Fertil Steril; 2010 Mar 15; 93(5):1407-14. PubMed ID: 19285665.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of c-FLIP overexpression in testicular germ cells. DESIGN: A novel transgenic mouse model overexpressing the apoptotic modulator c-FLIP in the testis was generated. SETTING: Animal facility and university research laboratory. ANIMAL(S): Transgenic mice overexpressing the long isoform of c-FLIP (c-FLIP(L)) under the transcriptional control of a 400 bp long regulatory region of the Stra8 promoter. INTERVENTION(S): Spermatozoa motility and testis histological, immunohistochemical, and Western blot analyses were carried out in transgenic and control derived specimens. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Testis morphology, sperm motility, and germ cell apoptosis were assayed. RESULTS: Stra8 promoter was found to activate the ectopic overexpression of c-FLIP(L) in round and elongated spermatids. As a consequence of such overexpression, a dramatic loss of germ cells was observed, resulting in testicular atrophy associated with reduced sperm motility. CONCLUSION(S): The data show that c-FLIP(L) forced expression in haploid male germ cells has detrimental effects on spermatogenesis and sperm quality and reveal a possible mechanism underlying the onset of testicular atrophy.
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