Complementary Critical Functions of Zfy1 and Zfy2 in Mouse Spermatogenesis and Reproduction.

The mammalian Y chromosome plays a critical role in spermatogenesis. However, the exact functions of each gene in the Y chromosome have not been completely elucidated, partly owing to difficulties in gene targeting analysis of the Y chromosome. Zfy was first proposed to be a sex determination factor...

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Main Authors: Takashi Nakasuji, Narumi Ogonuki, Tomoki Chiba, Tomomi Kato, Kumiko Shiozawa, Kenji Yamatoya, Hiromitsu Tanaka, Tadashi Kondo, Kenji Miyado, Naoyuki Miyasaka, Toshiro Kubota, Atsuo Ogura, Hiroshi Asahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5287576?pdf=render