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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2009

Thoc1 deficiency compromises gene expression necessary for normal testis development in the mouse.

Xiaoling Wang, Meenalakshmi Chinnam, Jianmin Wang, Yanqing Wang, Xiaojing Zhang, Edyta Marcon, Peter Moens, David W Goodrich

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoling WangDepartment of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
Meenalakshmi Chinnam
Jianmin Wang
Yanqing Wang
Xiaojing Zhang
Edyta Marcon
Peter Moens
David W Goodrich
York University · CARoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · US

Funding

Two-Spirit Films in Indigenous Cancer HealthP30CA016056 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI MARK G FRATTINI · 1985 to 2026
$116.6M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Physiology CenterU24DK059637 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WASSERMAN, DAVID H · 2001 to 2015
$14.9M
The Role of Thoc1 in Normal Development and CancerR01CA125665 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI GOODRICH, DAVID W. · 2007 to 2011
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS CA016056NCI NIH HHS CA125665NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016056NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125665NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK059637NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK59637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that regulation of RNA processing through an RNP-driven mechanism is important for coordinated gene expression. This hypothesis predicts that defects in RNP biogenesis will adversely affect the elaboration of specific gene expression programs. To explore the role of RNP biogenesis on mammalian development, we have characterized the phenotype of mice hypomorphic for Thoc1. Thoc1 encodes an essential component of the evolutionarily conserved TREX complex. TREX accompanies the elongating RNA polymerase II and facilitates RNP assembly and recruitment of RNA processing factors. Hypomorphic Thoc1 mice are viable despite significantly reduced Thoc1 expression in the tissues examined. While most tissues of Thoc1-deficient mice appear to develop and function normally, gametogenesis is severely compromised. Male infertility is associated with a loss in spermatocyte viability and abnormal endocrine signaling. We suggest that loss of spermatocyte viability is a consequence of defects in the expression of genes required for normal differentiation of cell types within the testes. A number of the genes affected appear to be direct targets for regulation by Thoc1. These findings support the notion that Thoc1-mediated RNP assembly contributes to the coordinated expression of genes necessary for normal differentiation and development in vivo.

Indexed as

Gene ExpressionAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleFertilityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleMeiosisMiceMice, KnockoutPregnancyRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSynaptonemal ComplexTestisDNA-Binding ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsThoc1 protein, mouse

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PMID19307311
PMCPMC2682050
OpenAlexW2105901782

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