The Tug1 Locus is Essential for Male Fertility
Jordan P. Lewandowski, Gabrijela Dumbović, Audrey R. Watson, Taeyoung Hwang, Emily Jacobs-Palmer, Nydia P. Chang, Christian Much, Kyle M. Turner, Christopher Kirby, Jana Felicitas Schulz, Clara-Louisa Müller, Nimrod Daniel Rubinstein, Abigail F. Groff, Steve C. Liapis, Chiara Gerhardinger, , John L. Rinn
The paper identifies Tug1 as essential for male fertility, showing it has three distinct regulatory activities: a cis DNA repressor, a trans-acting lncRNA, and a conserved peptide affecting mitochondrial function.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2019 · PreprintGenomics