Gene 1998 May 12;2112:383-6. doi: 10.1016/s0378-1119(98)00128-0.

A dynein light chain of sea urchin sperm flagella is a homolog of mouse Tctex 1, which is encoded by a gene of the t complex sterility locus.

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The outer-arm dynein of sea urchin sperm flagella contains six light chains with molecular masses of 23.2, 20.8, 12.3, 11.5, 10.4 and 9. 3kDa. We have cloned a cDNA for the 12.3kDa polypeptide (light chain 3) and found that this protein is highly homologous to mouse Tctex1, a protein encoded by a member of the multigene family in the t complex region that is involved in male sterility and the development of the germ cells. Tctex1 has recently been shown to be homologous to a light chain of cytoplasmic dynein. Therefore, the cytoplasmic dynein light chain has been implicated in the mechanism for the transmission ratio distortion (meiotic drive) that is characteristic of t haplotypes in mice. Our present finding, however, indicates that axonemal light chain 3 must be considered equally important.

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Genes referenced: dnah3 LOC100887844