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Role of the spermatogenic–Sertoli cell interaction through cell adhesion molecule-1 (CADM1) in spermatogenesis

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Endocrine and local secretory factors have long been known to be required for spermatogenesis. Evidence has been accumulating in recent years indicating that direct contact between spermatogenic and Sertoli cells is also required for spermatogenesis. Cell adhesion molecules of various types have been found in the mammalian testis that are expressed in spermatogenic and/or Sertoli cells and involved in homophilic and/or heterophilic binding. We have cloned a novel cell adhesion molecule, cell adhesion molecule-1 (CADM1), also known as immunoglobulin superfamily 4A or spermatogenic immunoglobulin superfamily, from the mouse testis. CADM1 belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily and is composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains, a transmembrane domain, and a short intracellular domain. In the seminiferous epithelium, CADM1 is expressed in intermediate spermatogonia through to early pachytene spermatocytes as well as in elongating spermatids—but not in round spermatids, mature spermatozoa, or Sertoli cells. One of the heterophilic binding partners of CADM1 has proven to be a poliovirus receptor, another member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that is expressed in Sertoli cells. Knockout mice for CADM1 develop male infertility due to defective spermatogenesis. These findings suggest that cell adhesion molecules between spermatogenic and Sertoli cells play essential roles in spermatogenesis.

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The authors thank colleagues and coworkers for their generous assistance. The authors’ work described herein was supported by grants from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. The protocols for the authors’ research project cited in the present review have been approved by Guidelines for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals in Kanazawa University. T.W. is a recipient of the Incitement Award of the Japanese Association of Anatomists in 2003 and a part of the present work was presented at the annual meeting in Fukuoka, April 2003.

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Wakayama, T., Iseki, S. Role of the spermatogenic–Sertoli cell interaction through cell adhesion molecule-1 (CADM1) in spermatogenesis. Anat Sci Int 84, 112–121 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-009-0034-1

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