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ArticlePloS one2014

ALKBH4 depletion in mice leads to spermatogenic defects.

Anja Nilsen, Markus Fusser, Gareth Greggains, Peter Fedorcsak, Arne Klungland

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Alkbh4 and Atrn Act Maternally to Regulate Zebrafish Epiboly.International journal of biological sciences · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anja NilsenInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Markus FusserInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Gareth GreggainsSection for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Peter FedorcsakSection for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Arne KlunglandInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ALKBH4, an AlkB homologue in the 2-oxoglutarate and Fe2+ dependent hydroxylase family, has previously been shown to regulate the level of monomethylated lysine-84 in actin and thereby indirectly influences the ability of non-muscular myosin II to bind actin filaments. ALKBH4 modulates fundamental processes including cytokinesis and cell motility, and its depletion is lethal during early preimplantation embryo stage. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ALKBH4 deficiency in a physiological context, using inducible Alkbh4 knockout mice. Here, we report that ALKBH4 is essential for the development of spermatocytes during the prophase of meiosis, and that ALKBH4 depletion leads to insufficient establishment of the synaptonemal complex. We also show that ALKBH4 is localized in nucleolar structures of Sertoli cells, spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes.

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AlkB Homolog 4, Lysine DemethylaseAnimalsApoptosisDioxygenasesGene Knockout TechniquesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutProphaseSertoli CellsSpermatogenesisTestisALKBH4 protein, mouseAlkB Homolog 4, Lysine DemethylaseDioxygenases

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PMID25153837
PMCPMC4143218
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