TSEG-1, a novel member of histone H2A variants, participates in spermatogenesis via promoting apoptosis of spermatogenic cells

Genomics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 278-289

  Gu, Chaohui ^a,b   Tong, Qiangsong ^a,b   Zheng, Liduan ^b   Liang, Zhulin ^a,b   Pu, Jiarui ^a,b   Mei, Hong ^a   Hu, Tao ^a   Du, Zhiyong ^a   Tian, Fengyan ^a   Zeng, Fuqing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; H2afb1; H2LA2; Spermatogenesis; Testis specific expressed gene 1

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; TESTIS SPECIFIED EXPRESSED GENE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE SEQUENCE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; HISTONES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 77951985986     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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