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Immunodetection of acetylated alpha-tubulin in stony corals: Evidence for the existence of flagella in coral male germ cells.
Molecular Reproduction and Development 2017 December
The molecular and cellular characteristics of male germ cell development remain largely unknown in corals. This study focused on the expression pattern of acetylated α-tubulin (Ac-α-Tu), which is involved in male germ cell development in various animals across taxa, to gain a better understanding of male germ cell development in the stony coral Euphyllia ancora. Immunohistochemical analysis of the different stages of male germ cells showed the presence of filamentous Ac-α-Tu in the early to late stages of male germ cells-such as spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and spermatids-as well as in the flagella of mature sperm. Immunocytochemical and transmission electron microscope analyses demonstrated that early-stage male germ cells possess long flagella containing Ac-α-Tu. The presence of filamentous Ac-α-Tu was also immunohistochemically demonstrated in the male germ cells from 14 other coral species, implying that possession of flagella with Ac-α-Tu is a common characteristic of male germ cells in stony corals. Therefore, as a distinctive cellular characteristic of male germ cells, Ac-α-Tu could be used as a male germ cell marker in stony corals; indeed, immunolabeling for Ac-α-Tu may be a useful method to aid in the identification and morphological observation of male germ cells in various corals in basic and applied biology (e.g., aquaculture) as well as in ecological studies.
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