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Polar nuclear localization of H1T2, a histone H1 variant, required for spermatid elongation and DNA condensation during spermiogenesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Feb, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15710904
The chromatoid body of male germ cells: similarity with processing bodies and presence of Dicer and microRNA pathway components.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Feb, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16477042
The chromatoid body: a germ-cell-specific RNA-processing centre.
Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17183363
Promoter ChIP-chip analysis in mouse testis reveals Y chromosome occupancy by HSF2.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Aug, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18682557
Accumulation of piRNAs in the chromatoid bodies purified by a novel isolation protocol.
Experimental cell research May, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20219458
Chromatoid body and small RNAs in male germ cells.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) Aug, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21652638
Loss of SPEF2 function in mice results in spermatogenesis defects and primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Biology of reproduction Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21715716
Dicer is required for haploid male germ cell differentiation in mice.
PloS one , 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21949761
Dicer1 depletion in male germ cells leads to infertility due to cumulative meiotic and spermiogenic defects.
PloS one , 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21998645
The RNA binding protein SAM68 transiently localizes in the chromatoid body of male germ cells and influences expression of select microRNAs.
PloS one , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22745822
Epigenetic regulation of male germ cell differentiation.
Sub-cellular biochemistry , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23150249
Transcriptome profiling of the murine testis during the first wave of spermatogenesis.
PloS one , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23613874
Small RNAs in spermatogenesis.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 23632103
An atlas of chromatoid body components.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24554440
MicroRNAs and spermatogenesis.
Fertility and sterility Jun, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24882619
Isolation of chromatoid bodies from mouse testis as a rich source of short RNAs.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24920356
Germ cell-specific targeting of DICER or DGCR8 reveals a novel role for endo-siRNAs in the progression of mammalian spermatogenesis and male fertility.
PloS one , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25244517
Retromer vesicles interact with RNA granules in haploid male germ cells.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25486514
piRNA-directed cleavage of meiotic transcripts regulates spermatogenesis.
Genes & development May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25995188
KIF1-binding protein interacts with KIF3A in haploid male germ cells.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26245936
DICER Regulates the Formation and Maintenance of Cell-Cell Junctions in the Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium.
Biology of reproduction Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26510868
microRNA in Human Reproduction.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26663192
FYCO1 and autophagy control the integrity of the haploid male germ cell-specific RNP granules.
Autophagy Feb, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27929729
SPEF2 functions in microtubule-mediated transport in elongating spermatids to ensure proper male germ cell differentiation.
Development (Cambridge, England) 07, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28619825
Germ granule-mediated RNA regulation in male germ cells.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) 02, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29038333
Cilia-related protein SPEF2 regulates osteoblast differentiation.
Scientific reports 01, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29339787
Hydroxysteroid (17β) dehydrogenase 1 expressed by Sertoli cells contributes to steroid synthesis and is required for male fertility.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Jun, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29401623
Exonuclease Domain-Containing 1 Enhances MIWI2 piRNA Biogenesis via Its Interaction with TDRD12.
Cell reports Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30257204
Transcription Factor USF1 Is Required for Maintenance of Germline Stem Cells in Male Mice.
Endocrinology May, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30759202
Lack of androgen receptor SUMOylation results in male infertility due to epididymal dysfunction.
Nature communications 02, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30770815
Juho-Antti Mäkelä1,
Sheyla Cisneros-Montalvo1,
Tiina Lehtiniemi1,
Opeyemi Olotu1,
Hue M. La3,4,
Jorma Toppari1,2,
Robin M. Hobbs3,4,
Martti Parvinen1,
Noora Kotaja1
1Institute of Biomedicine, Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland,
2Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland,
3Centre for Reproductive Health, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia,
4Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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