Leydig cells: formation, function, and regulation

BR Zirkin, V Papadopoulos - Biology of reproduction, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Herein we summarize important discoveries made over many years about Leydig cell
function and regulation. Fetal Leydig cells produce the high levels of androgen (testosterone …

[HTML][HTML] Vimentin on the move: new developments in cell migration

RA Battaglia, S Delic, H Herrmann, NT Snider - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The vimentin gene (VIM) encodes one of the 71 human intermediate filament (IF) proteins,
which are the building blocks of highly ordered, dynamic, and cell type-specific fiber …

The potential role of miRNAs in the pathogenesis of adrenocortical carcinoma-A focus on signaling pathways interplay

HM Midan, GK Helal, AI Abulsoud, SS Elshaer… - … -Research and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a highly malignant infrequent tumor with a dismal
prognosis. microRNAs (miRNAs, miRs) are crucial in post-transcriptional gene expression …

Intermediate filaments play a pivotal role in regulating cell architecture and function

J Lowery, ER Kuczmarski, H Herrmann… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are composed of one or more members of a large family of
cytoskeletal proteins, whose expression is cell-and tissue type-specific. Their importance in …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals T helper cells synthesizing steroids de novo to contribute to immune homeostasis

B Mahata, X Zhang, AA Kolodziejczyk, V Proserpio… - Cell reports, 2014 - cell.com
Summary T helper 2 (Th2) cells regulate helminth infections, allergic disorders, tumor
immunity, and pregnancy by secreting various cytokines. It is likely that there are …

Lipid droplets and steroidogenic cells

WJ Shen, S Azhar, FB Kraemer - Experimental Cell Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Lipid droplets (LDs) in steroidogenic tissues have a cholesteryl ester (CE) core surrounded
by a phospholipid monolayer that is coated with associated proteins. Compared with other …

Roles of vimentin in health and disease

KM Ridge, JE Eriksson, M Pekny… - Genes & …, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
More than 27 yr ago, the vimentin knockout (Vim−/−) mouse was reported to develop and
reproduce without an obvious phenotype, implying that this major cytoskeletal protein was …

Mechanistic insight into toxicity of phthalates, the involved receptors, and the role of Nrf2, NF-κB, and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways

H Mohammadi, S Ashari - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
The wide use of phthalates, as phthalates are used in the manufacturing of not only plastics
but also many others goods, has become a main concern in the current century because of …

Granulosa cell‐layer stiffening prevents escape of mural granulosa cells from the post‐ovulatory follicle

X Wang, J Liao, H Shi, Y Zhao, W Ke, H Wu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ovulation is vital for successful reproduction. Following ovulation, cumulus cells and oocyte
are released, while mural granulosa cells (mGCs) remain sequestered within the post …

Differential long non-coding RNA expression profiles in human oocytes and cumulus cells

J Bouckenheimer, P Fauque, CH Lecellier, C Bruno… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Progress in assisted reproductive technologies strongly relies on understanding the
regulation of the dialogue between oocyte and cumulus cells (CCs). Little is known about …