The intrinsically disordered protein SPE-18 promotes localized assembly of MSP in Caenorhabditis elegans spermatocytes
Price K, Presler M, Uyehara C, Shakes D. The intrinsically disordered protein SPE-18 promotes localized assembly of MSP in Caenorhabditis elegans spermatocytes. Development 2021, 148: dev195875. PMID: 33558389, PMCID: PMC7938801, DOI: 10.1242/dev.195875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor sperm proteinMSP assemblyWild-type spermatocytesMutant spermatocytesCaenorhabditis elegansCytoskeletal controlHaploid spermSPE-6Sperm proteinsUnappreciated complexityMeiotic divisionCytoskeletal elementsSpecialized cellsAssembly/Fibrous bodyMeiosisProteinSpermatocytesCellular structureAssemblyParacrystalline structuresElegansCellsLocalizesSperm motility