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Heterozygous mutation of eEF1A1b resulted in spermatogenesis arrest and infertility in male tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.
Scientific reports - 7 Mar 2017
Chen Jinlin, Jiang Dongneng, Tan Dejie, Fan Zheng, Wei Yingying, Li Minghui, Wang Deshou
Abstract excerpt
Eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha (eEF1A) is an essential component of the translational apparatus. In the present study, eEF1A1b was isolated from the Nile tilapia. Real-time PCR and Western blot revealed that eEF1A1b was expressed highly in the testis from 90 dah (days after hatching) onwards. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry analyses showed that eEF1A1b was highly expressed in the...
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