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SUBMITTER: Vasileva A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2719840 | biostudies-other | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Vasileva Ana A Tiedau Daniela D Firooznia Adriana A Müller-Reichert Thomas T Jessberger Rolf R
Current biology : CB 20090402 8
<h4>Background</h4>Chromatoid bodies (CBs) are characteristic spermatid organelles, which were suggested to function in RNA storage and small RNA processing but whose functions remain largely unknown. CB components include Mili, Miwi, and Tudor domain proteins such as Tdrd6, whose contribution to CB structure and function is elusive.<h4>Results</h4>We determined gametogenesis stage- and male-specific expression and localization of Tdrd6, identified a C-terminally truncated form as predominant af ...[more]