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Of mice and sperm [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
When females are sexually promiscuous, the ejaculates of different males may compete for the fertilization of a set of ova, a process known as sperm competition. In internally fertilizing species, potential for sperm competition occurs whenever the ejaculates of different males cooccur in the female reproductive tract at the time of ovulation.
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The KIF6‐RBP Complex Orchestrates mRNA Transport Required for Sperm Flagellar Assembly

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Two homozygous deleterious KIF6 variants are identified in unrelated men with impaired sperm motility. Mouse models and multi‐omics analyses reveal that KIF6 cooperates with the RNA‐binding proteins FMRP and FXR1 to deliver mRNAs essential for sperm flagellar assembly, linking disrupted mRNA transport to reduced abundance of key structural and ...
Chunbo Xie, Sibing Yi, Xinle Lin, Shen Zhang, Weili Wang, Shimin Yuan, Lanlan Meng, Yong Li, Chen Tan, Chunjia Wei, Yanyan Yu, Yaoqiong Liang, Huan Zhang, Liang Hu, Guangxiu Lu, Wenbin He, Qianjun Zhang, Juan Du, Ge Lin, Chaofeng Tu, Yue‐Qiu Tan   +20 more
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eEF1G Orchestrates Translation to Ensure Meiotic Progression in Transcriptionally Quiescent Spermatocytes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
eEF1G supports translation elongation of meiotic mRNAs in transcriptionally quiescent leptotene and zygotene spermatocytes. Its depletion in germ cells causes meiotic arrest at the zygotene stage, with defective homologous synapsis and unstable recombination intermediates.
Jianze Xu, Yuwei Hu, Xukun Lu, Yuling Cai, Tongtong Li, Ming Gao, Jinlong Ma, Yuan Gao, Shangming Liu, Zi‐Jiang Chen, Jing Meng, Hongbin Liu, Xiaohua Jiang   +12 more
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Single‐Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Unveil Key Regulators Governing Cell Differentiation for Schistosoma japonicum Sexual Development

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Using single‐cell and spatial transcriptomics, we identified key regulators that govern cell differentiation involved in parasite development and egg laying in Schistosoma japonicum. This comprehensive study establishes a foundational resource for understanding schistosome biology, deciphers the regulatory programs underlying cell differentiation and ...
Zhigang Lu, Xiaoxu Wang, Shun Li, Xuxin Li, Pengfei Du, Yameng Zheng, Lu Liu, Yanyan Zhang, Omri Wurtzel, Guofeng Cheng   +9 more
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Mapping Steroidogenic Perturbations Under Endocrine Disruptor Mixtures Across Demographic Subgroups: Structural and Metabolomic Insights

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Population‐scale EDC–hormone association mapping among 4255 participants across demographic subgroups identifies phthalate metabolites as the most consistent signals associated with lower testosterone‐related markers in males. Integrative mechanistic validation prioritizes MCPP as a key phthalate metabolite linked to CYP17A1‐centered disruption of ...
Yanling Chen, Lei Huang, Yingtong Jiang, Guohong Zhao, Mengyuan Zhu, Xiulian Lu, Lang Lang, Akinpelumi Oluwatobiloba Esther, Longhao Fan, Yuqi Jiang, Chang Sun, Xiaoling Zhang, Kun Zhou, Xiaoming Ji, Minjian Chen   +14 more
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Paternal Sperm Gnas‐ICR Epigenetic Programming Contributes to PPP‐Like Phenotypes in Female Offspring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A paternal glucocorticoid–sperm Gnas‐ICR axis is linked to ovarian endocrine programming in female offspring. Paternal preconception caffeine exposure elevates corticosterone, promotes sperm Gnas‐ICR hypermethylation, and is associated with ovarian Gnas upregulation, cAMP/PKA/CREB–StAR activation, enhanced estradiol synthesis, and PPP‐like phenotypes ...
Jing Huang, Lu Chen, Tiancheng Wu, Yating Li, Hui Wang   +4 more
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Spatially Organized Human Ovarian Spheroids Instruct Endometrial Morphogenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A spatially organized human follicle‐like spheroid (SPHEGaT) composed of granulosa cells (GCs) and stromal‐derived theca‐like cells (TLCs) establishes sustained steroidogenesis in vitro. When co‐cultured with human endometrial organoids (EMOs), estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) exchange induces secretory/progesterone‐responsive differentiation ...
Maria João Sousa, Silke De Vriendt, Lixian Liu, Thalles Fernando Rocha Ruiz, Hugo Vankelecom, Christiani Andrade Amorim   +5 more
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Pyrazole‐Derived Antibacterial Compounds Effectively Treat Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections by Inhibiting Aspartate Transcarbamoylase

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study unveils a novel antibacterial mechanism against MRSA, in which the compound Py‐27 selectively targets and inhibits aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase), a key enzyme in pyrimidine synthesis. This inhibition disrupts DNA replication, induces oxidative damage, leading to potent bactericidal activity.
Xiaorong Yang, Xinyuan Cao, Lixia Dai, Feng Yang, Jing Wang, Yudong Ma, Tong Bu, Zile Gong, Xueyan Liu, Changcai Bai, Xiaolou Miao, Xiaofei Shang   +11 more
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Fertility outcome of patients with testicular tumor: before and after treatment

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2014
Testicular cancer (TC) is the most curable type of cancer, with a survival rate of more than 95%. Oncologists are faced with the challenge that gonadotoxic cancer treatments can compromise future fertility, either temporarily or permanently.
Ping Ping, Ben-Hong Gu, Peng Li, Yi-Ran Huang, Zheng Li   +4 more
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SDF‐1 Attenuates Oocyte Quality Decline During Reproductive Aging Through Autophagy‐Enhanced Stress Granule Scavenging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
SDF‐1 levels decline significantly with maternal aging. Exogenous supplementation restores meiotic spindle morphology, chromosomal alignment, and mitochondrial function while reducing oxidative stress in aged oocytes. Mechanistically, SDF‐1 enhances autophagic activity to clear accumulated stress granules, thereby rescuing fertilization competence and ...
Rui Long, Meng Wang, Ruolin Mao, Hong Chen, Juepu Zhou, Xiangfei Wang, Zheng Yuan, Ri‐Cheng Chian, Nan Xiao, Qingsong Xi, Yimin Shu, Lei Jin, Lixia Zhu   +12 more
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