Activation of cryptic splicing in bovine WDR19 is associated with reduced semen quality and male fertility
Maya Hiltpold, Guanglin Niu, Naveen Kumar Kadri, Danang Crysnanto, Zih‐Hua Fang, Mirjam Spengeler, Fritz Schmitz-Hsu, C. Fuerst, Hermann Schwarzenbacher, Franz R Seefried, Frauke Seehusen, Ulrich Witschi, Angelika Schnieke, Ruedi Fries, Heiner Bollwein, , Hubert Pausch
The paper identifies a recessive allele in WDR19 associated with reduced semen quality and male fertility in cattle, showing it activates cryptic splicing and reduces protein expression.
PLOS Genetics · May 14, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics