| First Author | Lu ZH | Year | 2006 |
| Journal | Mol Cell Biol | Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 22 | Pages | 8410-7 |
| PubMed ID | 16954378 | Mgi Jnum | J:115970 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3692516 | Doi | 10.1128/MCB.01196-06 |
| Citation | Lu ZH, et al. (2006) Cold shock domain family members YB-1 and MSY4 share essential functions during murine embryogenesis. Mol Cell Biol 26(22):8410-7 |
| abstractText | Three cold shock domain (CSD) family members (YB-1, MSY2, and MSY4) exist in vertebrate species ranging from frogs to humans. YB-1 is expressed throughout embryogenesis and is ubiquitously expressed in adult animals; it protects cells from senescence during periods of proliferative stress. YB-1-deficient embryos die unexpectedly late in embryogenesis (embryonic day 18.5 [E18.5] to postnatal day 1) with a runting phenotype. We have now determined that MSY4, but not MSY2, is also expressed during embryogenesis; its abundance declines substantially from E9.5 to E17.5 and is undetectable on postnatal day 1(adult mice express MSY4 in testes only). Whole-mount analysis revealed similar patterns of YB-1 and MSY4 RNA expression in E11.5 embryos. To determine whether MSY4 delays the death of YB-1-deficient embryos, we created and analyzed MSY4-deficient mice and then generated YB-1 and MSY4 double-knockout embryos. MSY4 is dispensable for normal development and survival, but the testes of adult mice have excessive spermatocyte apoptosis and seminiferous tubule degeneration. Embryos doubly deficient for YB-1 and MSY4 are severely runted and die much earlier (E8.5 to E11.5) than YB-1-deficient embryos, suggesting that MSY4 indeed shares critical cellular functions with YB-1 in the embryonic tissues where they are coexpressed. |
