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RSPH6A is required for sperm flagellum formation and male fertility in mice.
Journal of cell science - 11 Oct 2018
Abbasi Ferheen, Miyata Haruhiko, Shimada Keisuke, Morohoshi Akane, Nozawa Kaori, Matsumura Takafumi, Xu Zoulan, Pratiwi Putri, Ikawa Masahito
Abstract excerpt
The flagellum is an evolutionarily conserved appendage used for sensing and locomotion. Its backbone is the axoneme and a component of the axoneme is the radial spoke (RS), a protein complex implicated in flagellar motility regulation. Numerous diseases occur if the axoneme is improperly formed, such as primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and infertility. Radial spoke head 6 homolog A (RSPH6A) is an ortholog of...
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