funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation,Spain (AGL2017-88329-R, FPU18/00666 and PID2020-113320RB-I00);the Regional Government of Catalonia,Spain (2017-SGR-1229, 2020-FI-B-00412 and 2020-SGR-0900);the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)。
Background Despite their low abundance in sperm, mitochondria have diverse functions in this cell type, includ-ing energy production, signalling and calcium regulation. In humans, sperm mitochondrial DNA content(mtDNA...
This research was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation scheme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No.801342(Tecniospring INDUSTRY;Grant:TECSPR-19-1-0003);the Ministry of Science and Innovation,Spain(Grants:PID2020-113320RB-I00,PID2020-113493RB-I00,RYC2021-034546-I and RYC2021-034764-I);the Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants,Regional Government of Catalonia,Spain(Grants:2017-SGR-1229 and 2021-SGR-00900);the Seneca Foundation,Regional Government of Murcia,Spain(Grant:21935/PI/22);La Marato de TV3 Foundation(Grant:214/857-202039);and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies(ICREA).
Background Protamination and condensation of sperm chromatin as well as DNA integrity play an essential role during fertilization and embryo development.In some mammals,like pigs,ejaculates are emitted in three separa...
the Ministry of Science and Innovation,Spain(IJC2019-039615-I and PID2020-113320RB-I00);the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation scheme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No.801342(Techniospring INDUSTRY;TECSPR-19-1-0003);the Regional Government of Catalonia(2017-SGR-1229 and 2021-SGR-00900);the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies(ICREA).
Background MicroRNAs(miRNAs)are small,single-stranded,non-coding RNA molecules of 22–24 nucleotides that regulate gene expression.In the last decade,miRNAs have been described in sperm of several mammals,including ca...
the financial support,grants AGL2017-85603-P,PID2020-120281RB-100 and PID2020-117788RB-100 funded by MCIN/AEI/10,13039/501100011033;grants SBPLY/21/180501/000111 and SBPLY/21/180501/000050 funded by JCCM by EU through Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional;supported by a UCLM scholarship;supported by a JCCM scholarship
Background Artificial insemination(AI)is a routine breeding technology in animal reproduction.Nevertheless,the temperature-sensitive nature and short fertile lifespan of ram sperm samples hamper its use in AI.In this ...
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation scheme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No.801342(Tecniospring INDUSTRY,TECSPR-19-1-0003);the Ministry of Science and Innovation,Spain(AGL2017-88329-R and PID2020-113320RBI00);the Catalan Agency for Management of University and Research Grants,Regional Government of Catalonia,Spain(2017-SGR-1229);the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies(ICREA);La Maratóde TV3 Foundation(214/857-202039)。
Background:The analysis of chromatin integrity has become an important determinant of sperm quality.In frozenthawed bovine sperm,neither the sequence of post-thaw injury events nor the dynamics of different types of s...
supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF),funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-2018R1A6A1A03025159).
Background:Male infertility is an important issue that causes low production in the animal industry.To solve the male fertility crisis in the animal industry,the prediction of sperm quality is the most important step....
supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF),funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-2018R1A6A1A03025159).
Background:Sperm quality evaluation is the logical first step in increasing field fertility.Spermatozoa contain cytoplasmic organelles and biomolecules known as sperm-intrinsic factors,which play key roles in sperm ma...
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31672425);Shaanxi Province Key R&D Program(2018ZDXM-NY-043,2020ZDLNY02–04).
Background:Goat milk is very similar to human milk in terms of its abundant nutrients and ease of digestion.To derive greater economic benefit,farmers require more female offspring(does);however,the buck-to-doe offspr...
This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China,grant number 31501941;Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,grant number 2018-YWF-YB-1,and 2015ywf-zd-2;the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System,grant number CARS-38;the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of China,grant number ASTIP-IAS13.
Background:JUNO and IZUMO1 are the first receptor-ligand protein pairs discovered to be essential for spermoocyte fusion;their interaction is indispensable for fertilization.Methods:PCR was used to clone the full-leng...
support from Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities,Spain(Grants:RYC-2014-15581,AGL2017–88329-R and FJCI-2017-31689);European Commission(H2020-MSCA-IF-79212)
Background: Cryopreservation is currently the most efficient method for long-term preservation of mammalian gametes and is extensively used in swine artificial insemination(AI) centres. However, it is well-known that ...