CCR4-associated factor CAF1 is an essential factor for spermatogenesis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 5808-5820

  Berthet, Cyril ^c,d   Morera, Anne Marie ^a   Asensio, Marie Jeanne ^a   Chauvin, Marie Agnes ^a   Morel, Anne Pierre ^c   Dijoud, Frederique ^b   Magaud, Jean Pierre ^c   Durand, Philippe ^a   Rouault, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR4; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN CAF1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; GERM CELLS; HAPLOIDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHENOTYPE; PROTEINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942731442     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.13.5808-5820.2004     Document Type: Article

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