Human Gene Set: CHENG_TAF7L_TARGETS

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see CHENG_TAF7L_TARGETS

Standard name CHENG_TAF7L_TARGETS
Systematic name M2285
Brief description Genes down-regulated in testis tissues upon knockout of TAF7L [GeneID=54457].
Full description or abstract TFIID is a general transcription factor required for transcription of most protein-coding genes by RNA polymerase II. TAF7L is an X-linked germ cell-specific paralogue of TAF7, which is a generally expressed component of TFIID. Here, we report the generation of Taf7l mutant mice by homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells by using the Cre-loxP strategy. While spermatogenesis was completed in Taf7l(-/Y) mice, the weight of Taf7l(-/Y) testis decreased and the amount of sperm in the epididymides was sharply reduced. Mutant epididymal sperm exhibited abnormal morphology, including folded tails. Sperm motility was significantly reduced, and Taf7l(-/Y) males were fertile with reduced litter size. Microarray profiling revealed that the abundance of six gene transcripts (including Fscn1) in Taf7l(-/Y) testes decreased more than twofold. In particular, FSCN1 is an F-action-bundling protein and thus may be critical for normal sperm morphology and sperm motility. Although deficiency of Taf7l may be compensated in part by Taf7, Taf7l has apparently evolved new specialized functions in the gene-selective transcription in male germ cell differentiation. Our mouse studies suggest that mutations in the human TAF7L gene might be implicated in X-linked oligozoospermia in men.
Collection C2: Curated
      CGP: Chemical and Genetic Perturbations
Source publication Pubmed 17242199   Authors: Cheng Y,Buffone MG,Kouadio M,Goodheart M,Page DC,Gerton GL,Davidson I,Wang PJ
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