Differentially expressed genes in asthenospermia: a bioinformatics-based study / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 694-698, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-305805
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the differentially expressed genes in asthenospermia to gain a deeper insight into the molecular mechanisms of the disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We analyzed the differentially expressed genes in asthenospermia using GATHER, PANTHER and ToppGene online bioinformatics tools.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Our bioinformatics mining and analyses revealed that the differentially expressed genes in asthenospermia played important roles in the cellular protein and macromolecular metabolism, protein modification, cell death, cell apoptosis and apoptosis induction.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Asthenospermia patients experience a decline in sperm activity and the basic life activities of sperm simultaneously, and are also prone to cell apoptosis or death. Such differentially expressed genes as KIF3B, MYO15A, KIF6, KIF26B, KIF3A, DNHD2, DMN, DYNC2H1, STARD9, MYOHD1, and TPM1, which are involved in cytoskeletal structure, microtubule movement and cell movement, may be associated with asthenospermia, and therefore deserve further studies.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Spermatozoa
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Computational Biology
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Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
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Gene Expression Profiling
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Databases, Genetic
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Asthenozoospermia
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Genetics
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Metabolism
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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