Structure of msj-1 gene in mice and humans: A possible role in the regulation of male reproduction

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-103

  Meccariello, R ^a   Berruti, G ^b   Chianese, R ^c   De Santis, R ^d   Di Cunto, F ^e   Scarpa, D ^c   Cobellis, G ^c   Zucchetti, I ^d   Pierantoni, R ^c   Altruda, F ^e   Fasano, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DnaJ protein; Human; Mouse; msj 1; Testis; UDP glucuronosyltransferase

Indexed keywords

GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME 2; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTRON; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; MSJ 1 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 39649124932     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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