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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2019

Deficiency of TPPP2, a factor linked to oligoasthenozoospermia, causes subfertility in male mice.

Feng Zhu, Peipei Yan, Jingjing Zhang, Yiqiang Cui, Meimei Zheng, Yiwei Cheng, Yueshuai Guo, Xiaoyu Yang, Xuejiang Guo, Hui Zhu

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Feng ZhuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Peipei YanState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jingjing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yiqiang CuiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Meimei ZhengState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yiwei ChengState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yueshuai GuoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaoyu YangClinical Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xuejiang GuoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hui ZhuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0852-6894
Nanjing Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oligoasthenozoospermia is a major cause of male infertility; however, its etiology and pathogenesis are unclear and may be associated with specific gene abnormalities. This study focused on Tppp2 (tubulin polymerization promoting protein family member 2), whose encoded protein localizes in elongating spermatids at stages IV-VIII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle in testis and in mature sperm in the epididymis. In human and mouse sperm, in vitro inhibition of TPPP2 caused significantly decreased motility and ATP content. Studies on Tppp2 knockout (KO) mice demonstrated that deletion of TPPP2 resulted in male subfertility with a significantly decreased sperm count and motility. In Tppp2

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Acrosome ReactionAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsEpididymisFemaleGene ExpressionHumansLitter SizeMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondriaNerve Tissue ProteinsOligospermiaPeptide Elongation FactorsProtein IsoformsAdenosine TriphosphateNerve Tissue ProteinsPeptide Elongation FactorsProtein IsoformsTPPP protein, mouseenergy metabolismmale subfertilityoligoasthenozoospermiasperm functionTPPP2

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PMID30680919
PMCPMC6433727
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