Androgenic regulation of beta-defensins in the mouse epididymis

[1] Patil AA(2005)Cross-species analysis of the mammalian beta-defensin gene family: presence of syntenic gene clusters and preferential expression in the male reproductive tract Physiol Genomics 23 5-17

[2] Cai Y(2002)Discovery of five conserved beta -defensin gene clusters using a computational search strategy Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99 2129-2133

[3] Sang Y(2002)Identification of multiple novel epididymis-specific beta-defensin isoforms in humans and mice J Immunol 169 2516-2523

[4] Blecha F(2004)Identification on mouse chromosome 8 of new beta-defensin genes with regionally specific expression in the male reproductive organ J Biol Chem 279 12421-12426

[5] Zhang G(2007)Intein-mediated expression is an effective approach in the study of beta-defensins Biochem Biophys Res Commun 357 840-846

[6] Schutte BC(2004)The androgen-regulated epididymal sperm-binding protein, human beta-defensin 118 (DEFB118) (formerly ESC42), is an antimicrobial beta-defensin Endocrinology 145 3165-3173

[7] Mitros JP(2010)The epididymis-specific antimicrobial peptide beta-defensin 15 is required for sperm motility and male fertility in the rat (Rattus norvegicus) Cell Mol Life Sci 68 697-708

[8] Bartlett JA(2004)An epididymis-specific beta-defensin is important for the initiation of sperm maturation Nat Cell Biol 6 458-464

[9] Walters JD(2010)Immunization with Bin1b decreases sperm motility with compromised fertility in rats Fertil Steril 93 952-958

[10] Jia HP(2012)Beta-Defensins: multifunctional modulators of infection, inflammation and more? J Innate Immun 4 337-348

[1] Patil AA(2005)Cross-species analysis of the mammalian beta-defensin gene family: presence of syntenic gene clusters and preferential expression in the male reproductive tract Physiol Genomics 23 5-17

[2] Cai Y(2002)Discovery of five conserved beta -defensin gene clusters using a computational search strategy Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99 2129-2133

[3] Sang Y(2002)Identification of multiple novel epididymis-specific beta-defensin isoforms in humans and mice J Immunol 169 2516-2523

[4] Blecha F(2004)Identification on mouse chromosome 8 of new beta-defensin genes with regionally specific expression in the male reproductive organ J Biol Chem 279 12421-12426

[5] Zhang G(2007)Intein-mediated expression is an effective approach in the study of beta-defensins Biochem Biophys Res Commun 357 840-846

[6] Schutte BC(2004)The androgen-regulated epididymal sperm-binding protein, human beta-defensin 118 (DEFB118) (formerly ESC42), is an antimicrobial beta-defensin Endocrinology 145 3165-3173

[7] Mitros JP(2010)The epididymis-specific antimicrobial peptide beta-defensin 15 is required for sperm motility and male fertility in the rat (Rattus norvegicus) Cell Mol Life Sci 68 697-708

[8] Bartlett JA(2004)An epididymis-specific beta-defensin is important for the initiation of sperm maturation Nat Cell Biol 6 458-464

[9] Walters JD(2010)Immunization with Bin1b decreases sperm motility with compromised fertility in rats Fertil Steril 93 952-958

[10] Jia HP(2012)Beta-Defensins: multifunctional modulators of infection, inflammation and more? J Innate Immun 4 337-348