Transcription profiling of mouse model or ERM deficiency - analysis of germ stem cell loss

ABSTRACT: ERM knockout mice were produced. Testis develop a Sertoli cell only; syndrome, which appears complete by 10 weeks of age in male ERM knockout mice. Three sets of Affymetrix comparisons were made. #1 and #2, Wt or ERM knockout testis from 4 week old males, totaly RNA. This time preceeds any significant histologic difference between the wt or; knockout. The results was the finding that only a very specific set or; markers for spermatogonial STEM CELLs were found to be greatly reduced in the ERM knockout. #3 and #4. The sertoli cell line TM4 was transduced with a retroviral; ERM. The wild type TM4 cell line was compared to this TM$-ERM cell line,; with the finding that only a few genes were increased in the TM4-ERM line. #5, #6 and #7. Primary Sertoli cells were purified from 4 week old wild; type or ERM knockout or from 10 week old ERM knockout mice and compared.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Kenneth Martin Murphy 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2205 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress