supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0802400 and 2018YFA0801000);the National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB947600);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31961133026,31871187,31030062,81570171 and 81070455);the Priority Academic Program Development(PAPD)of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
The circadian clock generates and maintains~24-hour oscillations in almost all organs.The testis,however,remains mysterious,without a clear understanding of its circadian functions.Our time-series transcriptome analys...
supported in part by the Department of OB/GYN research funds(University of Louisville,Louisville,KY,USA);Jilin Province Health Technology Capability Enhancement funds(No.2022JC055).
Testicular descent occurs in two consecutive stages:the transabdominal stage and the inguinoscrotal stage.Androgens play a crucial role in the second stage by influencing the development of the gubernaculum,a structur...
supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32270555 and 32072954).
Hedgehog(HH)signaling has been researched for decades and Hedgehog has 3 homologs:Sonic Hedgehog(Shh),Indian Hedgehog(Ihh),and Desert Hedgehog(Dhh).Dhh is the one involved in male gonad and germ cell development.The d...
financially supported by the University Hospital of Copenhagen,Rigshospitalet,the Danish Child Cancer Foundation(2021-7395);Vissing Fonden(519140 AHO/PPT);the Research Fund between Rigshospitalet and Odense University Hospital(136-A5544).
This study assessed the feasibility of testis tissue cryopreservation (TTC) for fertility preservation in prepubescent boys with cryptorchidism. From January 2014 to December 2022, the University Hospital of Copenhage...
Central precocious puberty secondary to Leydig cell tumors is rare in children. We retrospectively analyzed the mid- to long-term follow-up data of patients with Leydig cell tumors. The clinical data of 12 consecutive...
supported by the internal fund of the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory,Singapore.
Simvastatin(SIM),a commonly prescribed drug for lowering serum-lipid,has been detected in many aquatic environments.Exposure to high concentrations of SIM in rats and aquatic organisms resulted in toxicity to hepatocy...
This work was supported by the grants from the open research fund of Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Hereditary Birth Defects Prevention and Control(No.HPKL2023006);the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2023JJ30854);the Natural Science Foundation of Changsha Municipal,Hunan Province,China(No.kq2208354);the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Independent Exploration Innovation Fund of Central South University(Nos.1053320214303 and 1053320215869).
SUN5,a testis-specific gene,is associated with acephalic spermatozoa syndrome(Ass).Here,we demonstrate that SUN5 is involved in mRNA export.In Sun5-knockout mice(Sun5^(-/-)),poly(A)+RNA accumulates in the nuclei of ge...
supported by the Laoshan Laboratory(LSKJ202203204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170832,32170541);the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities,China(202012004).
Switching from mitotic spermatogonia to meiotic spermatocytes is critical to producing haploid sperms during male germ cell differentiation.However,the underlying mechanisms of this switch remain largely unexplored.In...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31572216);the Foundation for Excellent Doctoral Student of Gansu Province(No.22JR5RA413).
The origination of new genes is a fundamental question in genome evolution,and gene duplication is one of the most important mechanisms for the formation of new genes(Ohno 1970;Long et al.2003;Kaessmann 2010;Ding et a...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31972793,31502169);the Key Scientific Research Project in Universities and Colleges in Tianjin(No.2022ZD004)。
The mechanisms underlying sex determination and differentiation have long intrigued researchers in the fields of development and evolutionary biology.The roughskin sculpin(Trachidermus fasciatus Heckel),displaying sex...