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ArticlePloS one2013

Tzfp represses the androgen receptor in mouse testis.

Kari Furu, Arne Klungland

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cells · 2023
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  4. Androgen promotes differentiation of PLZFCell communication and signaling : CCS · 2019
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  7. Possible Role of Aurora-C in Meiosis.Frontiers in oncology · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kari FuruCentre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Arne Klungland
Oslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The testis zinc finger protein (Tzfp), also known as Repressor of GATA, belongs to the BTB/POZ zinc finger family of transcription factors and is thought to play a role in spermatogenesis due to its remarkably high expression in testis. Despite many attempts to find the in vivo role of the protein, the molecular function is still largely unknown. Here, we address this issue using a novel mouse model with a disrupted Tzfp gene. Homozygous Tzfp null mice are born at reduced frequency but appear viable and fertile. Sertoli cells in testes lacking Tzfp display an increase in Androgen Receptor (AR) signaling, and several genes in the testis, including Gata1, Aie1 and Fanc, show increased expression. Our results indicate that Tzfp function as a transcriptional regulator and that loss of the protein leads to alterations in AR signaling and reduced number of apoptotic cells in the testicular tubules.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisFertilityGene Expression RegulationMaleMicePachytene StageReceptors, AndrogenRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSertoli CellsSignal TransductionSpermatocytesSpermatogenesisTestisReceptors, AndrogenRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerRog protein, mouse

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PMID23634227
PMCPMC3636255
OpenAlexW1977601088

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