Decoding the spermatogenesis program: new insights from transcriptomic analyses

M Rabbani, X Zheng, GL Manske… - Annual review of …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
Spermatogenesis is a complex differentiation process coordinated spatiotemporally across
and along seminiferous tubules. Cellular heterogeneity has made it challenging to obtain …

Molecular regulation of spermatogonial stem cell renewal and differentiation

JA Mäkelä, RM Hobbs - Reproduction, 2019‏ - rep.bioscientifica.com
The intricate molecular and cellular interactions between spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs)
and their cognate niche form the basis for life-long sperm production. To maintain long-term …

Efficient low-cost chromatin profiling with CUT&Tag

HS Kaya-Okur, DH Janssens, JG Henikoff, K Ahmad… - Nature protocols, 2020‏ - nature.com
Abstract We recently introduced Cleavage Under Targets & Tagmentation (CUT&Tag), an
epigenomic profiling strategy in which antibodies are bound to chromatin proteins in situ in …

EmptyDrops: distinguishing cells from empty droplets in droplet-based single-cell RNA sequencing data

ATL Lun, S Riesenfeld, T Andrews, TP Dao, T Gomes… - Genome biology, 2019‏ - Springer
Droplet-based single-cell RNA sequencing protocols have dramatically increased the
throughput of single-cell transcriptomics studies. A key computational challenge when …

Improved CUT&RUN chromatin profiling tools

MP Meers, TD Bryson, JG Henikoff, S Henikoff - elife, 2019‏ - elifesciences.org
Previously, we described a novel alternative to chromatin immunoprecipitation, CUT&RUN,
in which unfixed permeabilized cells are incubated with antibody, followed by binding of a …

Alternative splicing during mammalian organ development

PV Mazin, P Khaitovich, M Cardoso-Moreira… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Alternative splicing (AS) is pervasive in mammalian genomes, yet cross-species
comparisons have been largely restricted to adult tissues and the functionality of most AS …

The molecular evolution of spermatogenesis across mammals

F Murat, N Mbengue, SB Winge, T Trefzer, E Leushkin… - Nature, 2023‏ - nature.com
The testis produces gametes through spermatogenesis and evolves rapidly at both the
morphological and molecular level in mammals,,,,–, probably owing to the evolutionary …

Cell-fate transition and determination analysis of mouse male germ cells throughout development

J Zhao, P Lu, C Wan, Y Huang, M Cui, X Yang… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Mammalian male germ cell development is a stepwise cell-fate transition process; however,
the full-term developmental profile of male germ cells remains undefined. Here, by …

The XRN1-regulated RNA helicase activity of YTHDC2 ensures mouse fertility independently of m6A recognition

L Li, K Krasnykov, D Homolka, P Gos, M Mendel… - Molecular Cell, 2022‏ - cell.com
The functional consequence of N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) RNA modification is mediated
by" reader" proteins of the YTH family. YTH domain-containing 2 (YTHDC2) is essential for …

Single-cell RNA sequencing of the cynomolgus macaque testis reveals conserved transcriptional profiles during mammalian spermatogenesis

X Lau, P Munusamy, MJ Ng, M Sangrithi - Developmental Cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
Spermatogenesis is highly orchestrated and involves the differentiation of diploid
spermatogonia into haploid sperm. The process is driven by spermatogonial stem cells …