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HERO ID
559869
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) 6 is essential for oocyte cytoskeletal sheet formation and female fertility
Author(s)
Esposito, G; Vitale, AM; Leijten, FPJ; Strik, AM; Koonen-Reemst, AMCB; Yurttas, P; Robben, TJAA; Coonrod, S; Gossen, JA
Year
2007
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
ISSN:
0303-7207
EISSN:
1872-8057
Volume
273
Issue
1-2
Page Numbers
25-31
DOI
10.1016/j.mce.2007.05.005
Abstract
Peptidylarginine deiminase 6 (PAD6) is an enzyme that is uniquely expressed in male and female germ cells. To study the function of this enzyme in vivo we generated mice deficient for PAD6. Here we show that inactivation of the PAD6 gene in mice leads to female infertility whereas male fertility is not affected. The absence of the PAD6 protein and consequently absence of citrullination activity in oocytes results in dispersal of the cytoskeletal sheets in oocytes, indicating an essential role of these germ cell-specific structures in zygote/embryo development. PAD6 deficient mice do not show any other overt phenotype. Thus, we identify citrullination as a new regulator of fertility.
Keywords
PAD6; Oocyte; Fertility; Cytoskeletal sheet; Knockout
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