{"symbol":"BOLL","synonyms":["BOULE"],"name":"boule-like RNA-binding protein","description":"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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":66037,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/66037","proteins":[{"symbol":"BOLL_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/BOLL_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"RNA binding motif containing (RBM)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/RNA+binding+motif+containing+%28RBM%29"}]}