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ArticleeLife2023

Cylicins are a structural component of the sperm calyx being indispensable for male fertility in mice and human.

Simon Schneider, Andjela Kovacevic, Michelle Mayer, Ann-Kristin Dicke, Lena Arévalo, Sophie A Koser, Jan N Hansen, Samuel Young, Christoph Brenker, Sabine Kliesch and 5 more

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Article in eLife, 2023. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Simon Schneider *Institute of Pathology, Department of Developmental Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9894-5608
Andjela Kovacevic *Institute of Pathology, Department of Developmental Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7719-2467
Michelle MayerInstitute of Pathology, Department of Developmental Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7576-8514
Ann-Kristin DickeInstitute of Reproductive Genetics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2171-0525
Lena ArévaloInstitute of Pathology, Department of Developmental Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0681-0392
Sophie A KoserInstitute of Reproductive Genetics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Jan N HansenInstitute of Innate Immunity, Biophysical Imaging, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Samuel YoungCentre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Christoph BrenkerCentre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4230-2571
Sabine KlieschCentre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Dagmar WachtenInstitute of Innate Immunity, Biophysical Imaging, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4800-6332
Gregor KirfelInstitute for Cell Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Timo StrünkerCentre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0812-1547
Frank TüttelmannInstitute of Reproductive Genetics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2745-9965
Hubert SchorleInstitute of Pathology, Department of Developmental Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8272-0076
University of Bonn · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft CRU326Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SCHN 1668/1-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SCHO 503/23-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cylicins are testis-specific proteins, which are exclusively expressed during spermiogenesis. In mice and humans, two Cylicins, the gonosomal X-linked Cylicin 1 (

Indexed as

Infertility, MalePoriferaAnimalsCytoskeletal ProteinsFertilityHumansMaleMiceSemenSpermatozoaSperm MotilityCytoskeletal Proteinscalyxcell biologyCylicindevelopmental biologyhumanmale infertilitymanchettemouseperinuclear thecasperm

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PMID38013430
PMCPMC10684152
OpenAlexW4360610632

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