SEPTIN12 Genetic Variants Confer Susceptibility to Teratozoospermia

YH Lin, YY Wang, HI Chen, YC Kuo, YW Chiou… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
It is estimated that 10–15% of couples are infertile and male factors account for about half of
these cases. With the advent of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), many infertile men …

Homozygous Loss of Septin12, but not its Haploinsufficiency, Leads to Male Infertility and Fertilization Failure

H Chen, P Li, X Du, Y Zhao, L Wang, Y Tian… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The SEPTIN12 gene has been associated with male infertility. Male Septin12+/− chimera
mice were infertile, supporting the prevailing view that SEPTIN12 haploinsufficiency causes …

SEPT14 Mutations and Teratozoospermia: Genetic Effects on Sperm Head Morphology and DNA Integrity

YY Wang, TH Lai, MF Chen, HL Lee, PL Kuo… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the potential genetic effects of SEPT14 on
male infertility through sequencing the SEPT14 coding region. To address this research gap …

SEPT12 mutations cause male infertility with defective sperm annulus

YC Kuo, YH Lin, HI Chen, YY Wang, YW Chiou… - Human …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Septins are members of the GTPase superfamily, which has been implicated in diverse
cellular functions including cytokinesis and morphogenesis. Septin 12 (SEPT12) is a testis …

Testis-specific SEPT12 expression affects SUN protein localization and is involved in mammalian spermiogenesis

CH Yeh, YY Wang, SK Wee, MF Chen… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Male infertility is observed in approximately 50% of all couples with infertility.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a conventional artificial reproductive technique for …

The expression level of septin12 is critical for spermiogenesis

YH Lin, YM Lin, YY Wang, IS Yu, YW Lin… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Septins belong to a family of polymerizing GTP-binding proteins that are required for many
cellular functions, such as membrane compartmentalization, vesicular trafficking, mitosis …

Single‐nucleotide polymorphism c.474G>A in the SEPT12 gene is a predisposing factor in male infertility

A Rafaee, A Mohseni Meybodi… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
SEPT12 is a testis‐specific gene involved in the terminal differentiation of male germ cells.
SEPT12 protein is required for sperm head‐tail formation and acts as a fundamental …

The role of the septin family in spermiogenesis

YH Lin, YC Kuo, HS Chiang, PL Kuo - Spermatogenesis, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Septins (full name: Septin; symbol name: SEPT) belong to a family of polymerizing GTP
binding proteins that are required for many cellular functions, including membrane …

SEPT12 phosphorylation results in loss of the septin ring/sperm annulus, defective sperm motility and poor male fertility

YR Shen, HY Wang, YC Kuo, SC Shih, CH Hsu… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Septins are critical for numerous cellular processes through the formation of heteromeric
filaments and rings indicating the importance of structural regulators in septin assembly …

[HTML][HTML] SEPT12 deficiency causes sperm nucleus damage and developmental arrest of preimplantation embryos

YH Lin, CK Chou, YC Hung, IS Yu, HA Pan, SW Lin… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
Oocytes fertilized with spermatozoa obtained from Septin 12+/–chimeric mice failed to
develop beyond the morula stage after IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection because of …