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Claudin 5 expression in mouse seminiferous epithelium is dependent upon the transcription factor ets variant 5 and contributes to blood-testis barrier function.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Nov 2009
Morrow Carla M K, Tyagi Gaurav, Simon Liz, Carnes Kay, Murphy Kenneth M, Cooke Paul S, Hofmann Marie-Claude C, Hess Rex A
Abstract excerpt
The blood-testis barrier (BTB) is formed by tight junctions between Sertoli cells. Results of previous studies suggested that the barrier is deficient in ets variant 5 (ETV5) gene-deleted mice; therefore, microarray data were examined for changes in tight junction-associated genes. The tight junctional protein claudin 5 (CLDN5) was decreased in testes of 8-day-old Etv5(-/-) pups. The study reported herein...
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