A tubulin alpha 8 mouse knockout model indicates a likely role in spermatogenesis but not in brain development.

Tubulin alpha 8 (Tuba8) is the most divergent member of the highly conserved alpha tubulin family, and uniquely lacks two key post-translational modification sites. It is abundantly expressed in testis and muscle, with lower levels in the brain. We previously identified homozygous hypomorphic TUBA8...

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Main Authors: Christine P Diggle, Isabel Martinez-Garay, Zoltan Molnar, Martin H Brinkworth, Ed White, Ewan Fowler, Ruth Hughes, Bruce E Hayward, Ian M Carr, Christopher M Watson, Laura Crinnion, Aruna Asipu, Ben Woodman, P Louise Coletta, Alexander F Markham, T Neil Dear, David T Bonthron, Michelle Peckham, Ewan E Morrison, Eamonn Sheridan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174264