[PDF][PDF] The Sept4 septin locus is required for sperm terminal differentiation in mice

H Kissel, MM Georgescu, S Larisch, K Manova… - Developmental cell, 2005 - cell.com
The murine septin4 gene (Sept4) has been implicated in diverse cellular functions, including
cytokinesis, apoptosis, and tumor suppression. Here, we investigated the function of Sept4 …

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 …

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 …

Sept12 is a component of the mammalian sperm tail annulus

JD Steels, MP Estey, CD Froese… - Cell motility and the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Since their essential role in cytokinesis was first shown in yeast, the septins have been
described to function in diverse cellular contexts. The members of this unique class of …

Cortical organization by the septin cytoskeleton is essential for structural and mechanical integrity of mammalian spermatozoa

M Ihara, A Kinoshita, S Yamada, H Tanaka… - Developmental cell, 2005 - cell.com
Septins are polymerizing GTP binding proteins required for cortical organization during
cytokinesis and other cellular processes. A mammalian septin gene Sept4 is expressed …

Distinct roles of septins in cytokinesis: SEPT9 mediates midbody abscission

MP Estey, C Di Ciano-Oliveira, CD Froese… - Journal of cell …, 2010 - rupress.org
Septins are a family of GTP-binding proteins implicated in mammalian cell division. Most
studies examining the role of septins in this process have treated the family as a whole, thus …

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 …

SEPT12 orchestrates the formation of mammalian sperm annulus by organizing core octameric complexes with other SEPT proteins

YC Kuo, YR Shen, HI Chen, YH Lin… - Journal of cell …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Male infertility has become a worldwide health problem, but the etiologies of most cases are
still unknown. SEPT12, a GTP-binding protein, is involved in male fertility. Two SEPT12 …

Novel roles for mammalian septins: from vesicle trafficking to oncogenesis

B Kartmann, D Roth - Journal of cell science, 2001 - journals.biologists.com
In recent years a convergence of various aspects of cell biology has become apparent, and
yet investigators are only beginning to grasp the underlying unifying mechanisms. Among …

SEPT9 occupies the terminal positions in septin octamers and mediates polymerization-dependent functions in abscission

MS Kim, CD Froese, MP Estey, WS Trimble - Journal of Cell Biology, 2011 - rupress.org
Septins are filamentous guanosine triphosphatase–binding proteins that are required for
cytokinesis in a wide range of organisms from yeast to man. Several septins, including …