Gene mutations impede oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early embryonic development

C Fei, L Zhou - Bioessays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reproductive diseases are a long‐standing problem and have become more common in the
world. Currently, 15% of the world's population suffers from infertility, and half of them are …

Toward development of the male pill: a decade of potential non-hormonal contraceptive targets

K Kent, M Johnston, N Strump… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
With the continued steep rise of the global human population, and the paucity of safe and
practical contraceptive options available to men, the need for development of effective and …

Using publicly available transcriptomic data to identify mechanistic and diagnostic biomarkers in azoospermia and overall male infertility

TS Omolaoye, MY Hachim, SS du Plessis - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Azoospermia, which is the absence of spermatozoa in an ejaculate occurring due to defects
in sperm production, or the obstruction of the reproductive tract, affects about 1% of all men …

The G2-to-M transition is ensured by a dual mechanism that protects cyclin B from degradation by Cdc20-activated APC/C

P Lara-Gonzalez, MW Moyle, J Budrewicz… - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
In the eukaryotic cell cycle, a threshold level of cyclin B accumulation triggers the G2-to-M
transition, and subsequent cyclin B destruction triggers mitotic exit. The anaphase-promoting …

FBXO43 variants in patients with female infertility characterized by early embryonic arrest

W Wang, W Wang, Y Xu, J Shi, J Fu, B Chen… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Can any new genetic factors responsible for early embryonic arrest in
infertile patients be identified, together with the mechanism of pathogenic variants …

Meiosis I progression in spermatogenesis requires a type of testis-specific 20S core proteasome

Q Zhang, SY Ji, K Busayavalasa, J Shao… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Spermatogenesis is tightly regulated by ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation,
especially during spermiogenesis, in which histones are replaced by protamine. However …

Transcriptomic profiling reveals the neuroendocrine-disrupting effect and toxicity mechanism of TBBPA-DHEE exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio) during sexual …

ES Okeke, W Feng, C Song, G Mao, Y Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract TBBPA bis (2-hydroxyethyl) ether (TBBPA-DHEE) pollution in the environment has
raised serious public health concerns due to its potential neuroendocrine-disrupting effects …

F-box protein 43 promoter methylation as a novel biomarker for hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Zhang, JW Wang, X Su, JE Li, XF Wei… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a high prevalence and poor prognosis
worldwide. Therefore, it is urgent to find effective and timely diagnostic markers. The …

CLPP depletion causes diplotene arrest; underlying testis mitochondrial dysfunction occurs with accumulation of perrault proteins ERAL1, PEO1, and HARS2

J Key, S Gispert, L Koornneef, E Sleddens-Linkels… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human Perrault syndrome (PRLTS) is autosomal, recessively inherited, and characterized
by ovarian insufficiency with hearing loss. Among the genetic causes are mutations of matrix …

SKP1 drives the prophase I to metaphase I transition during male meiosis

Y Guan, NA Leu, J Ma, L Chmátal, G Ruthel… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The meiotic prophase I to metaphase I (PI/MI) transition requires chromosome desynapsis
and metaphase competence acquisition. However, control of these major meiotic events is …