Retinoblastoma-E2F transcription factor interplay is essential for testicular development and male fertility

JA Mäkelä, J Toppari - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The retinoblastoma (RB) protein family members (pRB, p107 and p130) are key regulators
of cell cycle progression, but also play crucial roles in apoptosis, and stem cell self-renewal …

[HTML][HTML] Application of single-cell RNA sequencing on human testicular samples: a comprehensive review

F Dong, P Ping, Y Ma, XF Chen - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
So far there has been no comprehensive review using systematic literature search strategies
to show the application of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) in the human testis of …

Chromatin remodeler CHD8 is required for spermatogonial proliferation and early meiotic progression

K Nitahara, A Kawamura, Y Kitamura… - Nucleic acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Meiosis is a key step during germ cell differentiation, accompanied by the activation of
thousands of genes through germline-specific chromatin reorganization. The chromatin …

A novel high throughput screen to identify candidate molecular networks that regulate spermatogenic stem cell functions

T Lord, NC Law, MJ Oatley, D Miao, G Du… - Biology of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Spermatogenic regeneration is key for male fertility and relies on activities of an
undifferentiated spermatogonial population. Here, a high-throughput approach with primary …

CHD4 acts as a critical regulator in the survival of spermatogonial stem cells in mice

P Li, J Tang, Z Yu, C Jin, Z Wang, M Li… - Biology of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Spermatogenesis is sustained by homeostatic balance between the self-renewal and
differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells, which is dependent on the strict regulation of …

Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding domain 2 maintains spermatogonial self-renewal by promoting chromatin accessibility and mRNA stability

Z Min, H Xin, X Liu, J Wan, Z Fan, X Rao, J Fan, L Yang… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding domain 2 (CHD2) is a chromatin remodeling factor
involved in many developmental processes. However, its role in male germ cell …

Splicing factor SRSF1 is essential for homing of precursor spermatogonial stem cells in mice

L Sun, Z Lv, X Chen, R Ye, S Tian, C Wang, X Xie… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are essential for continuous spermatogenesis and male
fertility. The underlying mechanisms of alternative splicing (AS) in mouse SSCs are still …

A scRNA-seq Approach to Identifying Changes in Spermatogonial Stem Cell Gene Expression Following in vitro Culture

CS De Oliveira, B Nixon, T Lord - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) function is essential for male fertility, and these cells hold
potential therapeutic value spanning from human infertility treatments to wildlife …

Generation of a Well-Characterized Homozygous Chromodomain-Helicase-DNA-Binding Protein 4G1003D Mutant hESC Line Using CRISPR/eCas9 (ULIEGEe001 …

I Chohra, S Giri, B Malgrange - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The chromatin remodeler Chromodomain-helicase-DNA-binding protein 4 (CHD4) is crucial
for the development of multiple organ systems. Functional mutations of CHD4 have recently …

Mouse Chd4-NURD is required for neonatal spermatogonia survival and normal gonad development

RO de Castro, A Carbajal, L Previato de Almeida… - Epigenetics & …, 2022 - Springer
Testis development and sustained germ cell production in adults rely on the establishment
and maintenance of spermatogonia stem cells and their proper differentiation into …