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It plays a role in the formation of the sperm midpiece through its association with both spermatid mitochondria and outer dense fibers (ODF). Previous studies showed a significant correlation between its expression level and sperm motility and quantitative semen parameters in humans, while the overexpression of a KLC3-mutant protein unable to bind ODF also affected the same traits in mice. To further assess the role of KLC3 in fertility, we used CRISPR\/Cas9 genome editing in mice and investigated the phenotypes induced by the invalidation of the gene or of a functional domain of the protein. Both approaches gave similar results, i.e. no detectable change in male or female fertility. Testis histology, litter size and sperm count were not altered. Apart from the line-dependent alterations of Klc3 mRNA levels, testicular transcriptome analysis did not reveal any other changes in the genes tested. 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