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Abstract
Pheromone receptors are expressed in the accessory olfactory system, which is vital for non-specific chemical communication and for sexual behavior. Under the hypothesis that some of the pheromone molecules released from female reproductive organs might regulate sperm chemotaxis or chemokinesis, we examined whether the V1R type pheromone receptor mRNAs are expressed in developing germ cells. By a reverse transcription-PCR method, we obtained nine kinds of cDNA fragments belonging to the receptor family. In situ hybridization analysis in testicular sections using probes of testicular pheromone receptors (TVRs) revealed that TVR mRNAs were expressed by spermatids. TVRs were also expressed in the accessory olfactory organ. In the testis, hybridization signals were localized in subsets of the seminiferous tubules, suggesting that TVRs were expressed by selective subsets of the spermatids. In situ hybridization study suggests also that each sperm expresses multiple pheromone receptors. The testicular pheromone receptors might have an important role in the maturation and/or migration of sperm.
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