Genetics

Gene Family May Regulate Important Biological Processes

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, July 12th, 1999

A newly-discovered gene defines a family of genes that appears integral to the creation of cells, University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers reported in the July 1999 issue of Human Molecular Genetics.

Their finding may lead to breakthrough treatments for male infertility and cancer.

The scientists cloned the gene, Morc, in both mouse and human cells. It is found only in the testis, but similar proteins also are in other tissues in all the multi-cellular organisms tested, including zebrafish, nematodes, slime mold, and plants.

"Morc is apparently part of a novel pathway that regulates sperm...

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