Broad phosphorylation mediated by testis-specific serine/threonine kinases contributes to spermiogenesis and male fertility

Abstract Genetic studies elucidate a link between testis-specific serine/threonine kinases (TSSKs) and male infertility in mammals, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we identify a TSSK homolog in Drosophila, CG14305 (termed dTSSK), whose mutation impairs the histone-to-protamine trans...

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Main Authors: Xuedi Zhang, Ju Peng, Menghua Wu, Angyang Sun, Xiangyu Wu, Jie Zheng, Wangfei Shi, Guanjun Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38357-0