Abstract

Spermatogenesis is a tightly organized process that utilizes an intrinsic genetic program composed of germ cell-specific genes. Although mouse germ cell-related cell lines are available, few germ cell-specific genes have been comprehensively identified in such cell lines. We aimed to profile gene expression in the male mouse germ cell-related cell lines, GC-1 and GC-2, characterize their transcriptomic nature, and identify potential testis- or germ cell-specific or -predominant genes expressed in these cell lines. We performed profiling analysis of genes transcribed in the mouse germ cell-related cell lines, GC-1 and GC-2, using our previous microarray data together with public transcriptome information. We analyzed the expression of a number of the cell line genes predicted to be preferentially expressed in testis by RT-PCR. We found that most testis-specific or -predominant mRNAs are not expressed in GC-1 and GC-2 cells, implying that these cell lines have lost their testis- or germ cell-specific genetic characteristics. RT-PCR analysis of genes predicted to be expressed in the cell lines with preferential testicular expression showed the testis-specific or -predominant expression of nine genes and verified four of them as being expressed in the germ cell lines. Among them, only cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 3 genes (Cdkn3) showed testis and germ cell specificity. Our study provides extensive transcriptomic information to shed light on the limited testicular characteristics of the mouse male germ cell-derived cell lines, GC-1 and GC-2, and offers a list of germ cell line genes with testicular preference.

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