Single residue substitution in protamine 1 disrupts sperm genome packaging and embryonic development in mice
L. Moritz, S. Schon, M. Rabbani, Y. Sheng, D. Pendlebury, R. Agrawal, C. Sultan, K. Jorgensen, X. Zheng, A. Diehl, K. Ragunathan, Y.-C. Hu, J. Nandakumar, J. Li, K. Orwig, , S. Hammoud
This study shows that a single amino acid substitution in mouse protamine 1 disrupts DNA packaging and causes infertility by altering protein function and developmental outcomes.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry