financially supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.ZR2021QC182).
Spermatogenesis is a fundamental process that requires a tightly controlled epigenetic event in spermatogonial stem cells(SSCs).The mechanisms underlying the transition from SSCs to sperm are largely unknown.Most stud...
partly supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas funding from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science,and Technology(MEXT)KAKENHI(No.22H04677 to KO);a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI(No.20K09543 to ST,No.20K07228 to KK,and No.19KK0183 to KO);the Takeda Science Foundation(2021 to KK).
Mouse spermatogenesis entails the maintenance and self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells(SSCs),which require a complex web-like signaling network transduced by various cytokines.Although brain-derived neurotrophic ...
Natural Science Foundation of Beijing(grant No.7212080);National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant No.81971375);National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(2022-PUMCH-D-002);CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS 2021-I2M-1-003);National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(2022-PUMCH-C-028).
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1(FGFR1)mutations are associated with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(CHH)through inheritance or spontaneous occurrence.We detected FGFR1 mutations in a Chinese cohort of 210...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81571488 and No.81771637).
Male germ cells employ specific metabolic pathways throughout their developmental stages.In a previous study,we discovered heightened expression of pyruvate kinase M(PKM),a pivotal glycolytic enzyme,in spermatogonia a...
Ultrastructural research supported by the Moscow State University Development Program(PNR 5.13);The present study was performed within the framework of the project Multicenter Research Bioresource Collection Human Reproductive Health,No.15.BRK.21.0008 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Recently discovered microcolonial forms of Mycoplasma hominis(M.hominis)and their impact on human spermatogenesis are studied.The spermatozoa of 125 fertile men(sperm donors;from Reprobank[Reproductive Tissue Bank,Mos...
This work was supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFC2702700);National Natural Science Foundation of China(82201756 and 82171597);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M703747);GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515111109)。
Klinefelter syndrome(KS)is the most common genetic cause of human male infertility.However,the effect of the extra X chromosome on different testicular cell types remains poorly understood.Here,we profiled testicular ...
This work,in part,was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31801237 to XLW and 82171605 to SQY);the Science Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(JCYJ20170818160910316 to SQY).
Mammalian testis exhibits remarkably high transcriptome complexity,and spermatogenesis undergoes two periods of transcriptional cessation.These make the RNA-binding proteins(RBPs)the utmost importance during male germ...
support from the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China (No.2018YFC1003603);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81971445).
Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens(CBAVD)is observed in 1%–2%of males presenting with infertility and is clearly associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator(CFTR)mutations.CFTR i...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81971440);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No.7212129).
Nonobstructive azoospermia(NOA)is a severe condition in infertile men,and increasing numbers of causative genes have been identified during the last few decades.Although certain causative genes can explain the presenc...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81901535,No.82071698);the National Key Research and Developmental Program of China(No.2021YFC2700203);the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(No.722208).
Circular RNAs(circRNAs)are highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed noncoding RNAs that participate in multiple reproductionrelated diseases.However,the expression pattern and potential functions of circRNAs in the...