ArticleCommunications biology2025
Testis-specific serine/threonine kinase dTSSK2 regulates sperm motility and male fertility in Drosophila.
Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Review
- Article
- TSSKL is essential for sperm mitochondrial morphogenesis and male fertility in moths.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Serine/threonine kinases of the TSSK (Testis-Specific Serine/Threonine Kinase) family play crucial roles in spermatogenesis and male fertility across species, but the underlying regulatory mechanism remains incompletely understood. In this study, we identified and characterized a novel TSSK homolog in Drosophila, named dTSSK2 (CG9222), which functions as the ortholog of human TSSK4. dTSSK2 is specifically expressed in the testis and localizes to individualization complexes during spermiogenesis. Disruption of dTSSK2 severely compromises sperm motility, leading to failed sperm transit into the seminal vesicle and male infertility. Phosphoproteomic analyses reveal that dTSSK2 coordinates sperm flagella assembly and motility by phosphorylating proteins involved in microtubule organization, organelle assembly, and flagella structure. Notably, dTSSK2 phosphorylates the substrate Gudu at Ser9, which partially contributes to individualization complex integrity and sperm motility. These findings elucidate the critical role of dTSSK2-mediated phosphorylation in regulating Drosophila male fertility.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.