Identification of a novel male germ cell-specific gene TESF-1 in mice

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-12

  Fan, Jun ^a   Graham, Matthew ^a   Akabane, Hiroto ^a   Richardson, Laura L ^b   Zhu, Guo Zhang ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cell specific; Novel gene; Spermatogenesis; TESF 1

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GERM CELL SPECIFIC GENE TESTIS SPECIFIC FACTOR 1; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GERM CELL; HOMOZYGOSITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AGING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 29244438175     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.11.152     Document Type: Article

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