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Nuclear progestin receptor (Pgr) knockouts resulted in subfertility in male tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2018
Fang Xuelian, Wu Limin, Yang Lanying, Song Lingyun, Cai Jing, Luo Feng, Wei Jing, Zhou Linyan, Wang Deshou
Abstract excerpt
It was documented that 17α, 20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP), a fish specific progestin, might play critical roles in spermatogenesis, sperm maturation and spermiation partially through activating nuclear receptor (Pgr). However, no direct evidence is available to demonstrate the functions of DHP in fish spermatogenesis. To further elucidate the roles of DHP in teleosts, we generated a pgr homozygous mutant...
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