Publication Date:
2017-01-28
Description:
BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis Nature Communications, Published online: 27 January 2017; doi:10.1038/ncomms14182 Breast cancer amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) is involved in pre-mRNA splicing but its physiological role is unclear. Here, the authors find BCAS2 enriched in mice spermatogonia in the testes, and BCAS2 deletion in germ cells alters alternative splicing of spermatogenesis-related genes, causing male infertility.
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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