supported by the National Characteristic Vegetable Industry Technology System of China(Grant No.CARS24-A-07);the Jiangsu Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Construction Special Fund(Grant No.JATS[2023]050);Xuzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences Research Fund Project(Grant No.XM2021003)。
Commercial cultivars of garlic,a popular condiment,are sterile,making genetic variation and germplasm innovation of this plant challenging.Understanding mechanism of gamete sterility in garlic and their key regulatory...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFD1300502);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(KYT2024002,KJJQ2024003,and RENCAI2024011);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32370908).
Mitochondrial Rho-GTPase 1(MIRO1)is an outer mitochondrial membrane protein which regulates mitochondrial transport and mitophagy in mitosis.In present study,we reported the crucial roles of MIRO1 in mammalian oocyte ...
supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1003501);Biological BreedingMajor Projects(2023ZD04076);Funds from State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding(SKLMB2404,SKLMB2440);Anhui Natural Science Foundation(2308085QC92).
Meiosis,a critical process for sexual reproduction,requires precise regulation to ensure the correct progression of meiotic stages.In yeast and animals,errors in meiotic recombination and homologous chromosomes synaps...
supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (81925015);Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou (2023A03J0886,2023A03J0871);National Natural Science Foundation of China (82030039,32400709)。
The proteasome,an evolutionarily conserved proteolytic complex comprising the 20S core particle and 19S regulatory particles,performs both shared and distinct functions across various tissues and organs.Spermatogenesi...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(32570854);Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(2023A03J0258);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(2023B1515120027)。
CtBP-interacting protein(CtIP)is known for its multifaceted roles in DNA repair and genomic stability,directing the homologous recombination-mediated DNA double-stranded break repair pathway via DNA end resection,an e...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2021YFC3200803);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21976138).
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) become emerging pollutants and their toxicities earn increasing attention.So far,their reproductive toxicities were poorly investigated,and their effects over generations were even...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32225015,32070837,32370907,32070575,32270895);the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China(2022YFC2702602,2021YFC2700103);the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(tstp20231256).
Crossover recombination is a hallmark of meiosis that holds the paternal and maternal chromosomes(homologs)together for their faithful segregation,while promoting genetic diversity of the progeny.The pattern of crosso...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32025037);Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2023YFD2401603);Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China(NK2022010207);Science and Technology Special Fund of Hainan Province(ZDYF2024XDNY256);Natural Science Foundation of Wuhan。
Zebrafish serve as a valuable model organism for studying germ cell biology and reproductive processes.The AB strain of zebrafish is proposed to exhibit a polygenic sex determination system,where most males initially ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2102219,32201779,and 31930018);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LZ23C020001).
The transition from mitosis to meiosis is a critical event in the reproductive development of all sexually reproducing species.However,the mechanisms that regulate this process in plants remain largely unknown.Here,we...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82271645);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2700200 to F.S.)。
Meiosis is a highly complex process significantly influenced by transcriptional regulation.However,studies on the mechanisms that govern transcriptomic changes during meiosis,especially in prophase I,are limited.Here,...