Rat Spag5 associates in somatic cells with endoplasmic reticulum and microtubules but in spermatozoa with outer dense fibers

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 92-100

  Fitzgerald, Carolyn J ^a   Oko, Richard J ^b   Van Der Hoorn, Frans A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immuno electron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Protein interaction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ASTRIN; BINDING PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ODF1; PROTEIN ODF2; PROTEIN SPAG4; PROTEIN SPAG5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIDIDYMIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIDIDYMIS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MALE; MICROTUBULES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 28744434511     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20388     Document Type: Article

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