| First Author | Niu CM | Year | 2021 |
| Journal | Cytogenet Genome Res | Volume | 161 |
| Issue | 3-4 | Pages | 167-177 |
| PubMed ID | 33951625 | Mgi Jnum | J:308457 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6729572 | Doi | 10.1159/000513850 |
| Citation | Niu CM, et al. (2021) Mus musculus Barrier-To-Autointegration Factor 2 (Banf2) is Not Essential for Spermatogenesis or Fertility. Cytogenet Genome Res 161(3-4):167-177 |
| abstractText | The barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) is widely expressed in most human tissues and plays a critical role in chromatin organization, nuclear envelope assembly, gonadal development, and embryonic stem cell self-renewal. Complete loss of BAF has been shown to lead to embryonic lethality and gonadal defects. The BAF paralog, namely, barrier-to-autointegration factor 2 (BANF2), exhibits a testis-predominant expression pattern in both humans and mice. Unlike BAF, it may cause isolated male infertility. Therefore, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 system to generate Banf2-knockout mice to further study its function in spermatogenesis. Unexpectedly, knockout mice did not show any detectable abnormalities in histological structure of the testis, epididymis, ovary, and other tissues, and exhibited normal fertility, indicating that Banf2 is not essential for mouse spermatogenesis and fertility. |
