Open AccessSun proteins and Dpy19l2 forming LINC-like links are critical for spermiogenesis
Author(s) -
Pierre F. Ray,
Charles Coutton,
Christophe Arnoult
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biology open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.936
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 2046-6390
DOI - 10.1242/bio.016626
Subject(s) - spermiogenesis , biology , male infertility , function (biology) , infertility , sperm , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , genetics , pregnancy
Summary: In this response to Pasch et al.’s (2015) discovery that Sun4 is essential for sperm head formation, the authors highlight that like Sun4, Dpy19l2 has a likely LINK-like function and that it also plays a crucial role in spermiogenesis and male infertility.
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