• PMID: 18823591
• Gene Name: ZNF230
• Condition: Play an important role in mouse spermatogenesis, including spermatogenic cell proliferation and sperm maturation, as well as motility and fertilization
• Association: Associated
• Sex: Male
• Infertility type: Male infertility
• Other associated phenotypes: Play an important role in mouse spermatogenesis, including spermatogenic cell proliferation and sperm maturation, as well as motility and fertilization

Expression and localization of the spermatogenesis-related gene, Znf230, in mouse testis and spermatozoa during postnatal development

Song H, Su D, Lu P, Yang J, Zhang W, Yang Y, Liu Y, Zhang S.

Znf230, the mouse homologue of the human spermatogenesis-related gene, ZNF230, has been cloned by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). This gene is expressed predominantly in testis, but its expression in different testicular cells and spermatogenic stages has not been previously analyzed in detail. In the present study, the cellular localization of the Znf230 protein in mouse testis and epididymal spermatozoa was determined by RT-PCR, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. It is primarily expressed in the nuclei of spermatogonia and subsequently in the acrosome system and the entire tail of developing spermatids and spermatozoa. The results indicate that Znf230 may play an important role in mouse spermatogenesis, including spermatogenic cell proliferation and sperm maturation, as well as motility and fertilization. FAU - Song, Hongxia AU - Song H AD - Department of Medical Genetics, West China Hospital, Division of Human Morbid Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy of Human Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China. FAU - Su, Dan AU - Su D FAU - Lu, Pan AU - Lu P FAU - Yang, Jiyun AU - Yang J FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W FAU - Yang, Yuan AU - Yang Y FAU - Liu, Yunqiang AU - Liu Y