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CDK5RAP2 is required to maintain the germ cell pool during embryonic development

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Title:CDK5RAP2 is required to maintain the germ cell pool during embryonic development
Creators Name:Zaqout, S., Bessa, P., Krämer, N., Stoltenburg-Didinger, G. and Kaindl, A.M.
Abstract:Gene products linked to microcephaly have been studied foremost for their role in brain development, while their function in the development of other organs has been largely neglected. Here, we report the critical role of Cdk5rap2 in maintaining the germ cell pool during embryonic development. We highlight that infertility in Cdk5rap2 mutant mice is secondary to a lack of spermatogenic cells in adult mice as a result of an early developmental defect in the germ cells through mitotic delay, prolonged cell cycle, and apoptosis.
Keywords:Biological Models, Cell Cycle Proteins, Embryonic Development, Genetic Association Studies, Genotype, Germ Cells, Knockout Mice, Lethal Genes, Male Infertility, Mutation, Phenotype, Animals, Mice
Source:Stem Cell Reports
ISSN:2213-6711
Publisher:Cell Press / Elsevier
Volume:8
Number:2
Page Range:198-204
Date:14 February 2017
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.01.002
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