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Brain and testis: more alike than previously thought?
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Matos, Bárbara Publicover, Stephen J. Castro, Luis Filipe C. Esteves, Pedro J. Fardilha, Margarida |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Abstract | Several strands of evidence indicate the presence of marked similarities between human brain and testis. Understanding these similarities and their implications has become a topic of interest among the scientific community. Indeed, an association of intelligence with some semen quality parameters has been reported and a relation between dysfunctions of the human brain and testis has also been evident. Numerous common molecular features are evident when these tissues are compared, which is reflected in the huge number of common proteins. At the functional level, human neurons and sperm share a number of characteristics, including the importance of the exocytotic process and the presence of similar receptors and signalling pathways. The common proteins are mainly involved in exocytosis, tissue development and neuron/brain-associated biological processes. With this analysis, we conclude that human brain and testis share several biochemical characteristics which, in addition to their involvement in the speciation process, could, at least in part, be responsible for the expression of a huge number of common proteins. Nonetheless, this is an underexplored topic, and the connection between these tissues needs to be clarified, which could help to understand the dysfunctions affecting brain and testis, as well as to develop improved therapeutic strategies. |
| Journal | Open Biology |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8169208 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| PubMed reference number | 34062096 |
| e-ISSN | 20462441 |
| DOI | 10.1098/rsob.200322 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Royal Society |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. © 2021 The Authors. |
| Subject Keyword | brain neuron testis sperm molecular |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Neuroscience |
