Slx and Slxl1 are genes present in multiple copies on the mouse X chromosome. Using transgenically-delivered small interfering RNAs to disrupt their function, we show that Slx and Slxl1 are important for normal sperm differentiation and male fertility.
Deficiency in the Multicopy Sycp3-Like X-Linked Genes Slx and Slxl1 Causes Major Defects in Spermatid Differentiation
J. Cocquet,Peter J. I. Ellis,Y. Yamauchi,Jonathan M. Riel,Thomas P. S. Karacs,Á. Rattigan,O. Ojarikre,N. Affara,M. Ward,P. Burgoyne
Published 2010 in Molecular Biology of the Cell
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2010
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Molecular Biology of the Cell
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2010-10-15
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