Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the heat shock protein 90 gene in varicocele-associated infertility
PURPOSE: Varicoceles are associated with impaired testicular function and male infertility, but the molecular mechanisms by which fertility is affected have not been satisfactorily explained. Spermatogenesis might be affected by increased scrotal temperature, such as that caused by varicocele. HSP90 is a molecular chaperone expressed in germ cells and is related to spermatogenesis, motility, and both heat and oxidative stress. Possible correlations between coding single region nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNPs) in the HSP90 gene in patients with varicocele associated with infertility were analyzed, and polymorphisms in these exons were characterized through DNA sequencing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing were used to search for mutations in 18 infertile patients with varicocele, 11 patients with idiopathic infertility and 12 fertile men. DNA was extracted from leucocytes for PCR amplification and SSCP analysis. DNA from samples with an altered band pattern in the SSCP was then sequenced to search for polymorphisms. RESULTS: Three silent polymorphisms that do not lead to amino acid substitutions were identified. CONCLUSION: Mutations in the HSP90 gene do not appear to be a common cause of male factor infertility. The low incidence of gene variation, or SNPs, in infertile men demonstrates that this gene is highly conserved and thus confirms its key role in spermatogenesis and response to heat stress.
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oai:scielo:S1677-553820050003000072005-08-19Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the heat shock protein 90 gene in varicocele-associated infertilityHassun Filho,Pericles A.Cedenho,Agnaldo P.Lima,Samira B.Ortiz,ValdemarSrougi,Miguel varicocele heat stress Heat-Shock Protein 90 spermatozoa infertility genetic polymorphism PURPOSE: Varicoceles are associated with impaired testicular function and male infertility, but the molecular mechanisms by which fertility is affected have not been satisfactorily explained. Spermatogenesis might be affected by increased scrotal temperature, such as that caused by varicocele. HSP90 is a molecular chaperone expressed in germ cells and is related to spermatogenesis, motility, and both heat and oxidative stress. Possible correlations between coding single region nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNPs) in the HSP90 gene in patients with varicocele associated with infertility were analyzed, and polymorphisms in these exons were characterized through DNA sequencing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing were used to search for mutations in 18 infertile patients with varicocele, 11 patients with idiopathic infertility and 12 fertile men. DNA was extracted from leucocytes for PCR amplification and SSCP analysis. DNA from samples with an altered band pattern in the SSCP was then sequenced to search for polymorphisms. RESULTS: Three silent polymorphisms that do not lead to amino acid substitutions were identified. CONCLUSION: Mutations in the HSP90 gene do not appear to be a common cause of male factor infertility. The low incidence of gene variation, or SNPs, in infertile men demonstrates that this gene is highly conserved and thus confirms its key role in spermatogenesis and response to heat stress.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de UrologiaInternational braz j urol v.31 n.3 20052005-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382005000300007en10.1590/S1677-55382005000300007 |
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the heat shock protein 90 gene in varicocele-associated infertility |
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PURPOSE: Varicoceles are associated with impaired testicular function and male infertility, but the molecular mechanisms by which fertility is affected have not been satisfactorily explained. Spermatogenesis might be affected by increased scrotal temperature, such as that caused by varicocele. HSP90 is a molecular chaperone expressed in germ cells and is related to spermatogenesis, motility, and both heat and oxidative stress. Possible correlations between coding single region nucleotide polymorphisms (cSNPs) in the HSP90 gene in patients with varicocele associated with infertility were analyzed, and polymorphisms in these exons were characterized through DNA sequencing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PCR-SSCP and DNA sequencing were used to search for mutations in 18 infertile patients with varicocele, 11 patients with idiopathic infertility and 12 fertile men. DNA was extracted from leucocytes for PCR amplification and SSCP analysis. DNA from samples with an altered band pattern in the SSCP was then sequenced to search for polymorphisms. RESULTS: Three silent polymorphisms that do not lead to amino acid substitutions were identified. CONCLUSION: Mutations in the HSP90 gene do not appear to be a common cause of male factor infertility. The low incidence of gene variation, or SNPs, in infertile men demonstrates that this gene is highly conserved and thus confirms its key role in spermatogenesis and response to heat stress. |
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