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ArticlePloS one2011

LUMP is a putative double-stranded RNA binding protein required for male fertility in Drosophila melanogaster.

Charcacia Sanders, Dean P Smith

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 authors.

Charcacia SandersDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
Dean P Smith

Funding

The Molecular Basis of Pheromone-induced Behaviors in DrosophilaR01DC011751 · NIDCD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, DEAN P. · 2012 to 2016
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RNA Interference in DrosophilaR01GM070684 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, DEAN P. · 2004 to 2007
$1.3M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC011751NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM070684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In animals, male fertility requires the successful development of motile sperm. During Drosophila melanogaster spermatogenesis, 64 interconnected spermatids descended from a single germline stem cell are resolved into motile sperm in a process termed individualization. Here we identify a putative double-stranded RNA binding protein LUMP that is required for male fertility. lump(1) mutants are male-sterile and lack motile sperm due to defects in sperm individualization. We show that one dsRNA binding domains (dsRBD) is essential for LUMP function in male fertility. These findings reveal LUMP is a novel factor required for late stages of male germline differentiation.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFertilityGene Expression RegulationInfertility, MaleMaleMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedDrosophila ProteinsMicroRNAsProtein KinasesR2D2 protein, DrosophilaRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Double-StrandedSte protein, Drosophila

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PMID21912621
PMCPMC3166160

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