The art of packaging the sperm genome: molecular and structural basis of the histone-to-protamine exchange

L Moritz, SS Hammoud - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Male fertility throughout life hinges on the successful production of motile sperm, a
developmental process that involves three coordinated transitions: mitosis, meiosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Genome editing in mice and its application to the study of spermatogenesis

S Oura, H Mori, M Ikawa - Gene and Genome Editing, 2022 - Elsevier
Gene modification technology has long been beneficial for unraveling the mystery of
biological phenomena. Thus, the advent of the clustered regularly interspaced short …

Actin-related protein ACTL7B ablation leads to OAT with multiple morphological abnormalities of the flagellum and male infertility in mice

TM Clement, CB Geyer, WD Willis… - Biology of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The formation of fertilisation-competent sperm requires spermatid morphogenesis
(spermiogenesis), a poorly understood program that involves complex coordinated …

Two acquired mouse Y chromosome-linked genes, Prssly and Teyorf1, are dispensable for male fertility

H Holmlund, Y Yamauchi, G Durango… - Biology of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Prssly (Protease, serine-like, Chr Y) and Teyorf1 (Testis expressed, chromosome Y
open reading frame 1) are two acquired single-copy genes located on the distal tip of the …

Testis‐specific proteins, TSNAXIP1 and 1700010I14RIK, are important for sperm motility and male fertility in mice

Y Kaneda, H Miyata, K Shimada, S Oura, M Ikawa - Andrology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background TSN (translin), also called testis brain RNA‐binding protein, binds to TSNAX
(translin‐associated factor X) and is suggested to play diverse roles, such as RNA …

[HTML][HTML] RASEF/Rab45 regulates the formation and sorting of zymogen granules and secretion of digestive enzymes by pancreatic acinar cells

K Sato, T Kadowaki, M Takenaka, M Konishi… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pancreas is a glandular organ with both endocrine and exocrine functions. Researchers
have investigated the roles of several Rab proteins, which are major regulators of …

Lactate dehydrogenase a-like 6B is not essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility in mice

X Huang, Z Wu, P Ren, Y Wu, C Lin, H Zhu, P Dai - Gene, 2025 - Elsevier
Lactate is recognized as a principal energy substrate for male germ cells. Lactate
dehydrogenases (LDHs) catalyze the reversible conversion between pyruvate and lactate …

Pre‐clinical and early clinical considerations for the development of non‐hormonal contraceptives for men

DS Johnston - Andrology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This manuscript presents non‐hormonal male contraceptive development in the
context of mitigating risk to investigators and investors. Objective The manuscript uses …

[HTML][HTML] Individual disruption of 12 testis-enriched genes via the CRISPR/Cas9 system does not affect the fertility of male mice

A Suzuki, N Yabuta, K Shimada, D Mashiko… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2024 - Elsevier
More than 1200 genes have been shown in the database to be expressed predominantly in
the mouse testes. Advances in genome editing technologies such as the CRISPR/Cas9 …

Combined use of whole exome sequencing and CRISPR/Cas9 to study the etiology of Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Demonstration of the dispensable role of the …

C Cazin, Y Neirijnck, C Loeuillet, L Wehrli, F Kühne… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genetic landscape of male infertility is highly complex. It is estimated that at least 4000
genes are involved in human spermatogenesis, but only few have so far been extensively …