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SUBMITTER: Miyamoto T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3455343 | biostudies-other | 2002 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Miyamoto Toshinobu T Sengoku Kazuo K Takuma Naoyuki N Hasuike Shiga S Hayashi Hiroaki H Yamauchi Tomofumi T Yamashita Tsuyoshi T Ishikawa Mutsuo M
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics 20021101 11
Retinoids are known to be required for vertebrate reproduction, and in the male, for the maintenance of normal testicular structure and function. Previously several novel retinoic acid responsive genes, collectively designated as the Stra genes, had been isolated in the mouse. The Stra8 gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein and is expressed specific to the developing male gonad during mouse embryogenesis. In adult mouse, its expression is restricted to the premeiotic germ cells. Thus it has been su ...[more]