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Targeted Knockout Of Beclin-1 Reveals An Essential Function In Ovary And Testis, Thomas R. Gawriluk Jan 2014

Targeted Knockout Of Beclin-1 Reveals An Essential Function In Ovary And Testis, Thomas R. Gawriluk

Theses and Dissertations--Biology

An estimated 12% of couples worldwide are infertile. The contributing factor is approximately equal between men and women with nearly 25% diagnosed as idiopathic. Despite the increasing numbers of couples seeking assistance from infertility clinics, few molecular mechanisms have been identified for treatment. Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process for bulk degradation and recycling of cytosolic components through the lysosome to maintain homeostasis. Several studies have observed increased levels of autophagy during ovarian folliculogenesis and gonadal steroidogenesis; however, no genetic studies to determine the significance of autophagy exist.

To investigate the function of autophagy in the ovary and testis, …