Recombinant Human Protein boule-like (BOLL)

Uniprot Id

Q8N9W6

Target Species

Human

Target Name

BOLL

Target Full Name

Protein boule-like

Target Function

Probable RNA-binding protein, which may be required during spermatogenesis. May act by binding to the 3'-UTR of mRNAs and regulating their translation.

Target Subcellular Location

Cytoplasm.

Target Protein Families

RRM DAZ family

Target Tissue Specificity

Testis specific. Not expressed in early embryos, primordial germ cells and spermatogonial cells. First expressed in the cytoplasm of spermatocytes and then persists through meiosis.

Target Research Area

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Target Synonyms

Bol (Drosophila boule homolog) like; Bol; Bol boule like; Bol, boule like (Drosophila); bol, boule-like (Drosophila); Boll; BOLL_HUMAN; BOULE; Boule like; BOULE, Drosophila, homolog of; Protein boule like; Protein boule-like; Putative uncharacterized protein BOLL

Target Background

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.