E-MAP-115, encoding a microtubule-associated protein, is a retinoic acid-inducible gene required for spermatogenesis

Genes and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1332-1342

  Komada, Masayuki ^a   McLean, Derek J ^b   Griswold, Michael D ^b   Russell, Lonnie D ^c   Soriano, Philippe ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

E MAP 115; Gene trap; Microtubule; Retinoic acid; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENES, REPORTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFERTILITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELLS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TRETINOIN; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0034213648     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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