A multifunctional calcium-binding protein, centrin-1, is specifically expressed in male germ cells, certain neurons and ciliated cells. We identified centrin-1 as a protein interacting with SUMO-2/3 using yeast two-hybrid screening of a mouse testicular cDNA library. In bead halo assays, the interaction between centrin-1 and SUMO-2/3 was reduced in the presence of EGTA and facilitated by the addition of CaCl₂. immunostaining of seminiferous tubules in 35-day-old mouse testes revealed that cells in the layer containing spermatogonia showed colocalization of SUMO-2/3 with centrin-1 in cytoplasmic spots. Identification of centrin-1 as the EGTA-sensitive SUMO-2/3-interacting protein indicates the possible role of calcium in modulating the centrin-1-SUMO-2/3 interaction and suggests the importance of this interaction in mouse testis.
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