BOLL

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Bol, boule-like (Drosophila)
Identifiers
Symbols BOLL; BOULE
External IDs OMIM606165 MGI1922638 HomoloGene33650 GeneCards: BOLL Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 66037 75388
Ensembl ENSG00000152430 ENSMUSG00000025977
UniProt Q8N9W6 Q924M5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_033030.5 NM_029267.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_149019.1 NP_083543.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
198.59 – 198.65 Mb
Chr 1:
55.31 – 55.42 Mb
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Protein boule-like is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BOLL gene.[1][2][3]

[edit] Function

This gene belongs to the DAZ gene family required for germ cell development. It encodes an RNA-binding protein which is more similar to Drosophila Boule than to human proteins encoded by genes DAZ (deleted in azoospermia) or DAZL (deleted in azoospermia-like). Loss of this gene function results in the absence of sperm in semen (azoospermia). Histological studies demonstrated that the primary defect is at the meiotic G2 / M transition. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene.[3]

The boule-like protein appears to be ubiquitously expressed in males of all animal species, except in the most primitive trichoplax.[4]

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