Male germ cells and photoreceptors, both dependent on close cell–cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC‐2 Cl− channel disruption
Bösl M, Stein V, Hübner C, Zdebik A, Jordt S, Mukhopadhyay A, Davidoff M, Holstein A, Jentsch T. Male germ cells and photoreceptors, both dependent on close cell–cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC‐2 Cl− channel disruption. The EMBO Journal 2001, 20: 1289-1299. PMID: 11250895, PMCID: PMC145530, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.6.1289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClC-2Abnormal Sertoli cellsBlood-retina barrierGerm cellsRetinal pigment epitheliumCl- channelsSevere degenerationMale infertilityPigment epitheliumMale germ cellsClC-2 Cl(-) channelOvert abnormalitiesSeminiferous tubulesNormal outer segmentsSertoli cellsOuter segmentsRetinaCell typesDeathMassive deathCellsPrimary spermatocytesHuman diseasesTubulesCLC Cl(-) channels