2021年9月
The motor domain of testis-enriched kinesin KIF9 is essential for its localization in the mouse flagellum
Experimental Animals
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- 71
- 号
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- 開始ページ
- 46
- 終了ページ
- 52
- 記述言語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1538/expanim.21-0082
- 出版者・発行元
- Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science
Kinesin is a molecular motor that moves along microtubules. Testis-enriched kinesin KIF9 (Kinesin family member 9) is localized in the mouse sperm flagellum and is important for normal sperm motility and male fertility; however, it is unclear if the motor domain of KIF9 is involved in these processes. In this study, we substituted threonine of the ATP binding motif in the KIF9 motor domain to asparagine (T100N) in mice using the CRISPR/ Cas9 system, which is known to impair kinesin motor activity. T100N mutant mice exhibit reduced sperm motility and male fertility consistent with Kif9 knockout mice. Further, KIF9 was depleted in the spermatozoa of T100N mutant mice although the amounts of KIF9 were comparable between wild-type and T100N mutant testes. These results indicate that the motor domain of KIF9 is essential for its localization in the sperm flagellum.
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- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1538/expanim.21-0082
- PubMed
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34526446
- URL
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/expanim/advpub/0/advpub_21-0082/_pdf
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1538/expanim.21-0082
- ISSN : 1341-1357
- eISSN : 1881-7122
- PubMed ID : 34526446
- SCOPUS ID : 85124314458