Expression of the pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein genes in human testis.

Northern blot analysis with placental pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein (SP1) cDNA probe showed the presence of SP1 mRNAs in human testis. Presence of translational products of the mRNAs was demonstrated by Western blot analysis with anti-human SP1 antibodies albeit difference in mobilities between the testis and placental proteins was apparent. Screening of human testis cDNA library with placental SP1 probe yielded 4 groups of positive clones. Two groups were identical to human placental SP1 cDNAs previously reported. The other 2 groups consisted of cDNA of incompletely processed mRNAs. These 2 groups were present in high abundance. Sequence analysis suggested that the cDNAs were products of different genes.