Nucleocytoplasmic transport as a driver of mammalian gametogenesis

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-619

  Itman, C ^a,b   Miyamoto, Y ^a,b   Young, J ^a,b   Jans, D A ^a   Loveland, K L ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Nuclear transport; Reproduction; Review; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT MODULATOR; EXPORTIN 1; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; KARYOPHERIN BETA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT PROTEIN; NUCLEOPORIN; RAN PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; SPERM SPECIFIC CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 67649452378     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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