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Male Subfertility Induced by Heterozygous Expression of Catalytically Inactive Glutathione Peroxidase 4 Is Rescued in Vivo by Systemic Inactivation of the Alox15 Gene.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 4 Nov 2016
Brütsch Simone Hanna, Rademacher Marlena, Roth Sophia Regina, Müller Karin, Eder Susanne, Viertel Dagmar, Franz Christiane, Kuhn Hartmut, Borchert Astrid
Abstract excerpt
Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and arachidonic acid 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15) are antagonizing enzymes in the metabolism of hydroperoxy lipids. In spermatoid cells and/or in the male reproductive system both enzymes are apparently expressed, and GPX4 serves as anti-oxidative enzyme but also as a structural protein. In this study we explored whether germ line inactivation of the Alox15 gene might rescue male...
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