BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis

Breast cancer amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) is involved in pre-mRNA splicing but its physiological role is unclear. Here, the authors find BCAS2 enriched in mice spermatogonia in the testes, and BCAS2 deletion in germ cells alters alternative splicing of spermatogenesis-related genes, causing male in...

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Main Authors: Wenbo Liu, Fengchao Wang, Qianhua Xu, Junchao Shi, Xiaoxin Zhang, Xukun Lu, Zhen-Ao Zhao, Zheng Gao, Huaixiao Ma, Enkui Duan, Fei Gao, Shaorong Gao, Zhaohong Yi, Lei Li
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14182
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spelling doaj-318f4f53fb5a48d5adc1879ed32726192021-05-11T07:14:54ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-01-018111110.1038/ncomms14182BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosisWenbo Liu0Fengchao Wang1Qianhua Xu2Junchao Shi3Xiaoxin Zhang4Xukun Lu5Zhen-Ao Zhao6Zheng Gao7Huaixiao Ma8Enkui Duan9Fei Gao10Shaorong Gao11Zhaohong Yi12Lei Li13School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of ChinaNational Institute of Biological SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji UniversityKey Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North) of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Beijing University of AgricultureState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of SciencesBreast cancer amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) is involved in pre-mRNA splicing but its physiological role is unclear. Here, the authors find BCAS2 enriched in mice spermatogonia in the testes, and BCAS2 deletion in germ cells alters alternative splicing of spermatogenesis-related genes, causing male infertility.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14182
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author Wenbo Liu
Fengchao Wang
Qianhua Xu
Junchao Shi
Xiaoxin Zhang
Xukun Lu
Zhen-Ao Zhao
Zheng Gao
Huaixiao Ma
Enkui Duan
Fei Gao
Shaorong Gao
Zhaohong Yi
Lei Li
spellingShingle Wenbo Liu
Fengchao Wang
Qianhua Xu
Junchao Shi
Xiaoxin Zhang
Xukun Lu
Zhen-Ao Zhao
Zheng Gao
Huaixiao Ma
Enkui Duan
Fei Gao
Shaorong Gao
Zhaohong Yi
Lei Li
BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
Nature Communications
author_facet Wenbo Liu
Fengchao Wang
Qianhua Xu
Junchao Shi
Xiaoxin Zhang
Xukun Lu
Zhen-Ao Zhao
Zheng Gao
Huaixiao Ma
Enkui Duan
Fei Gao
Shaorong Gao
Zhaohong Yi
Lei Li
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title BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
title_short BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
title_full BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
title_fullStr BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
title_full_unstemmed BCAS2 is involved in alternative mRNA splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
title_sort bcas2 is involved in alternative mrna splicing in spermatogonia and the transition to meiosis
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Breast cancer amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) is involved in pre-mRNA splicing but its physiological role is unclear. Here, the authors find BCAS2 enriched in mice spermatogonia in the testes, and BCAS2 deletion in germ cells alters alternative splicing of spermatogenesis-related genes, causing male infertility.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14182
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