A novel transcriptional factor Nkapl is a germ cell-specific suppressor of Notch signaling and is indispensable for spermatogenesis.

Spermatogenesis is an elaborately regulated system dedicated to the continuous production of spermatozoa via the genesis of spermatogonia. In this process, a variety of genes are expressed that are relevant to the differentiation of germ cells at each stage. Although Notch signaling plays a critical...

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Main Authors: Hidenobu Okuda, Hiroshi Kiuchi, Tetsuya Takao, Yasushi Miyagawa, Akira Tsujimura, Norio Nonomura, Haruhiko Miyata, Masaru Okabe, Masahito Ikawa, Yoshitaka Kawakami, Naoki Goshima, Morimasa Wada, Hiromitsu Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4397068?pdf=render