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Molecular and Cellular Biology, September 2005, p. 7657-7664, Vol. 25, No. 17
0270-7306/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.25.17.7657-7664.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Reduction of Spermatogenesis but Not Fertility in Creb3l4-Deficient Mice

Ibrahim M. Adham,1* Thomas J. Eck,1 Kerstin Mierau,1 Nicole Müller,1 Mahmoud A. Sallam,1 Ilona Paprotta,1 Stephanie Schubert,2 Sigrid Hoyer-Fender,3 and Wolfgang Engel1

Institute of Human Genetics,1 Department of Zoology and Developmental Biology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen,3 Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany2

Received 6 May 2005/ Accepted 7 June 2005

Creb3l4 belongs to the CREB/ATF family of transcription factors that are involved in mediating transcription in response to intracellular signaling. This study shows that Creb3l4 is expressed at low levels in all organs and in different stages of embryogenesis but is present at very high levels in the testis, particularly in postmeiotic male germ cells. In contrast to CREB3L4 in the human prostate, of which specific expression was detected, Creb3l4 transcripts in the mouse prostate could be detected only by RT-PCR. To identify the physiological function of Creb3l4, the murine gene was inactivated by replacement with the gene encoding green fluorescent protein. Surprisingly, Creb3l4-deficient mice were born at expected ratios, were healthy, and displayed normal long-term survival rates. Despite a significant reduction in the number of spermatozoa in the epididymis of Creb3l4–/– mice, the breeding of mutant males with wild-type females was productive and the average litter size was not significantly altered in comparison to wild-type littermates. Further analyses revealed that the seminiferous tubules of Creb3l4–/– mice contained all of the developmental stages, though there was evidence for increased apoptosis of meiotic/postmeiotic germ cells. These results suggest that Creb3l4 plays a role in male germ cell development, but its loss is insufficient to completely compromise the production of spermatozoa.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Human Genetics, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 12, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany. Phone: 49-551-397590. Fax: 49-551-399303. E-mail: iadham{at}gwdg.de.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, September 2005, p. 7657-7664, Vol. 25, No. 17
0022-538X/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.25.17.7657-7664.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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