[HTML][HTML] Caenorhabditis elegans DAZ-1 is expressed in proliferating germ cells and directs proper nuclear organization and cytoplasmic core formation during …

R Maruyama, S Endo, A Sugimoto, M Yamamoto - Developmental Biology, 2005 - Elsevier
The deleted in azoospermia (DAZ) family genes encode potential RNA-binding proteins that
are expressed exclusively in germ cells in a wide range of metazoans. We have previously …

Caenorhabditis elegans homologue of the human azoospermia factor DAZ is required for oogenesis but not for spermatogenesis

T Karashima, A Sugimoto, M Yamamoto - Development, 2000 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT DAZ (Deleted in Azoospermia), the putative azoospermia factor gene in human,
encodes a ribonucleoprotein-type RNA-binding protein required for spermatogenesis. A …

The Caenorhabditis elegans Homologue of Deleted in Azoospermia Is Involved in the Sperm/Oocyte Switch

M Otori, T Karashima, M Yamamoto - Molecular biology of the cell, 2006 - Am Soc Cell Biol
The Deleted in Azoospermia (DAZ) gene family encodes putative translational activators that
are required for meiosis and other aspects of gametogenesis in animals. The single …

Is there a role for DAZL in human female fertility?

R Rosario, IR Adams… - Molecular Human …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The RNA binding protein deleted in azoospermia-like (Dazl) is a key determinant of germ
cell maturation and entry into meiosis in rodents and other animal species. Although the …

Mouse Dazl and its novel splice variant functions in translational repression of target mRNAs in embryonic stem cells

X Xu, X Tan, Q Lin, B Schmidt, W Engel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
Dazl (deleted in azoospermia-like) is an RNA binding protein that is important for germ cell
differentiation in vertebrates. In the present study, we report the identification of a novel Dazl …

[HTML][HTML] Dazl determines primordial follicle formation through the translational regulation of Tex14

R Rosario, JH Crichton, HL Stewart, AJ Childs… - The FASEB …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Deleted in azoospermia-like (DAZL) is a germ cell RNA-binding protein that is essential for
entry and progression through meiosis. The phenotype of the Dazl knockout mouse has …

Identification of two novel proteins that interact with germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins DAZ and DAZL1

S Tsui, T Dai, S Roettger, W Schempp, EC Salido… - Genomics, 2000 - Elsevier
The human DAZ (deleted in azoospermia) gene family on the Y chromosome and an
autosomal DAZ-like gene, DAZL1, encode RNA-binding proteins that are expressed …

Identification of a novel gene, DZIP (DAZ-interacting protein), that encodes a protein that interacts with DAZ (deleted in azoospermia) and is expressed in embryonic …

FL Moore, J Jaruzelska, DM Dorfman, RA Reijo-Pera - Genomics, 2004 - Elsevier
Evidence from diverse organisms, including humans, suggests that the DAZ (Deleted in
AZoospermia) gene and a closely related homolog, DAZL (DAZ-like), are required early in …

DAZL mediates a broad translational program regulating expansion and differentiation of spermatogonial progenitors

MM Mikedis, Y Fan, PK Nicholls, T Endo, EK Jackson… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Fertility across metazoa requires the germline-specific DAZ family of RNA-binding proteins.
Here we examine whether DAZL directly regulates progenitor spermatogonia using a …

A gene family required for human germ cell development evolved from an ancient meiotic gene conserved in metazoans

EY Xu, FL Moore, RAR Pera - Proceedings of the National …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
The Deleted in AZoospermia (DAZ) genes encode potential RNA-binding proteins that are
expressed exclusively in prenatal and postnatal germ cells and are strong candidates for …