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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

The histone methyltransferase SETD2 is required for expression of acrosin-binding protein 1 and protamines and essential for spermiogenesis in mice.

Xiaoli Zuo, Bowen Rong, Li Li, Ruitu Lv, Fei Lan, Ming-Han Tong

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoli ZuoFrom the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
Bowen RongLiver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Epigenetics, Shanghai Ministry of Education, and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China, and.
Li LiState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200001, China.
Ruitu LvLiver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Epigenetics, Shanghai Ministry of Education, and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China, and.
Fei LanLiver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Epigenetics, Shanghai Ministry of Education, and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China, and fei_lan@fudan.edu.cn.
Ming-Han TongFrom the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China, minghan@sibcb.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1967-5927
Fudan University · CNCenter for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spermatogenesis is precisely controlled by complex gene expression programs and involves epigenetic reprogramming, including histone modification and DNA methylation. SET domain-containing 2 (SETD2) is the predominant histone methyltransferase catalyzing the trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36me3) and plays key roles in embryonic stem cell differentiation and somatic cell development. However, its role in male germ cell development remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate an essential role of

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Gene DeletionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalSpermatogenesisAcrosomeAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedHistone CodeHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseInfertility, MaleMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProtaminesSpermatidsACRBP protein, mouseCarrier ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseProtaminesSETD2 protein, mouseacrosome biogenesishistone methylationhistone modificationhistone-to-protamine transitionreproductionSetd2spermatogenesisspermiogenesistestis

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PMID29716999
PMCPMC6005419
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