miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis
Deng W, Lin H. miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 819-830. PMID: 12062093, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00165-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationInfertility, MaleLIM Domain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataProtein IsoformsProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSpermatogenesisTestisTranscription FactorsConceptsTarget genesPiwi family genesCytoplasmic protein essentialRound spermatid stageDiverse organismsPiwi genesTranslational regulationFamily genesProtein essentialCytoplasmic proteinsMaster regulatorMurine homologMIWIGenesSpermatid stageStem cellsMRNASpermiogenesisCREMSpermatogenesisSpermatogenic arrestPiwiHomologEncodesCloning