MSY2 and polypyrimidine tract binding protein 2 stabilize mRNAs in the mammalian testis

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Xu, Mingang ^a   Hecht, Norman B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cells; mRNA degradation; mRNA stabilization; RNA binding proteins; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Translation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE 2; POLYPYRIMIDINE TRACT BINDING PROTEIN 2; PROTEIN MSY2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL POPULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GERM CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; TESTIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 51349115046     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00885.x     Document Type: Review

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