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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Ryan Evanoff
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27568 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Sinnar Shamim A SA Small Christopher L CL Evanoff Ryan M RM Reinholdt Laura G LG Griswold Michael D MD Kopito Ron R RR Ryu Kwon-Yul KY
Molecular reproduction and development 20110503 6
Ubiquitin (Ub) is an essential protein found in all eukaryotic cells and plays important roles in a variety of cellular functions including germ cell development. We have previously reported that targeted disruption of the polyubiquitin gene Ubb results in male and female infertility in Ubb(-/-) mice, with germ cells arrested at meiotic prophase I. Although reduced Ub levels in germ cells are believed to be responsible for the fertility defect in Ubb(-/-) mice, it is still unclear how reduced Ub ...[more]