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Nectin-2 expression in testicular cells is controlled via the functional cooperation between transcription factors of the Sp1, CREB, and AP-1 families.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Apr 2006
Lui Wing-Yee, Sze Kit-Ling, Lee Will M
Abstract excerpt
Nectin-2, a major protein component of the adherens junctions (AJs), is found between Sertoli cells and germ cells in the seminiferous epithelium. Recent studies have shown that the expression of nectin-2 gene in testis is crucial to maintain normal spermatogenesis since male knockout mice lacking nectin-2 gene are sterile and possess morphologically abnormal spermatozoa. However, the molecular mechanisms...
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