Dual functions of Intraflagellar Transport Protein IFT20 in spermiogenesis: formation of sperm flagella and removal of cytoplasm by autophagy
Zhengang Zhang, Wei Li, Yong Zhang, Ling Zhang, Maria E Teves, Hong Liu, Junpin Liu, Jerome F Strauss, Gregory J Pazour, James A Foster, Rex A. Hess, Zhibing Zhang
This study shows that IFT20 is crucial for sperm flagella formation and cytoplasm removal via autophagy in mice.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2016 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology