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Previously uncharacterized roles of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 1b complex in mouse spermatogenesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 10 Jun 2003
Yan Wei, Assadi Amir H, Wynshaw-Boris Anthony, Eichele Gregor, Matzuk Martin M, Clark Gary D
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) has been shown to affect sperm motility and acrosomal function, thereby altering fertility. PAF acetylhydrolase 1b (PAFAH1B) hydrolyzes PAF and is composed of three subunits [the lissencephaly (LIS1) protein and alpha1 and alpha2 subunits] and structurally resembles a GTP-hydrolyzing protein. Besides the brain, transcripts for Lis1, alpha1, and alpha2 are localized to meiotic and...
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