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Sertoli cell-only phenotype and scRNA-seq define PRAMEF12 as a factor essential for spermatogenesis in mice.
Nature communications - 15 Nov 2019
Wang Zhengpin, Xu Xiaojiang, Li Jian-Liang, Palmer Cameron, Maric Dragan, Dean Jurrien
Abstract excerpt
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) have the dual capacity to self-renew and differentiate into progenitor spermatogonia that develop into mature spermatozoa. Here, we document that preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma family member 12 (PRAMEF12) plays a key role in maintenance of the spermatogenic lineage. In male mice, genetic ablation of Pramef12 arrests spermatogenesis and results in sterility which can...
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