Expression of a novel HsMCAK mRNA splice variant, tsMCAK gene, in human testis

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 2741-2757

  Cheng, Li Jun ^a   Zhou, Zuo Min ^a   Li, Jian Min ^a   Zhu, Hui ^a   Zhu, Hu ^a   Zhou, Ya Dong ^a   Wang, Li Rong ^a   Lin, Min ^a   Sha, Jia Hao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Spermatogenesis; Spermatogenic arrest; Testis cDNA microarray; Testis specific mitotic centromere associated kinesin (tsMCAK); Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TESTIS SPECIFIC CENTROMERE ASSOCIATED KINESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; KINESIN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUCINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 0037175012     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02079-9     Document Type: Article

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