A new ENU-induced mutant mouse with defective spermatogenesis caused by a nonsense mutation of the Syntaxin 2/Epimorphin (Stx2/ Epim) gene

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-128

  Akiyama, Kouyou ^a   Akimaru, Shiho ^a   Asano, Yuka ^a   Khalaj, Maryam ^a   Kiyosu, Chiyo ^a   Masoudi, Ali Akbar ^a   Takahashi, Sakino ^b   Katayama, Kentaro ^a,d   Tsuji, Takehito ^a   Noguchi, Junko ^c   Kunieda, Tetsuo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ENU mutagenesis; Infertility; Mouse; Mutation; Spermatogenesis; Syntaxin 2 Epimorphin (Stx2 Epim) gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; EPIM PROTEIN, MOUSE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; HEAT SHOCK COGNATE PROTEIN 70; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA; SYNTAXIN 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GIANT CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; STOP CODON;

ANIMALS; CODON, NONSENSE; DNA; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; GIANT CELLS; HSC70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; RNA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; SYNTAXIN 1;

MUS;

EID: 45349104214     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19186     Document Type: Article

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