An ancient germ cell-specific RNA-binding protein protects the germline from cryptic splice site poisoning
Male germ cells of all placental mammals express an ancient nuclear RNA binding protein of unknown function called RBMXL2. Here we find that deletion of the retrogene encoding RBMXL2 blocks spermatogenesis. Transcriptome analyses of age-matched deletion mice show that RBMXL2 controls splicing patter...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-01-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39304 |