Noora Kotaja

Polar nuclear localization of H1T2, a histone H1 variant, required for spermatid elongation and DNA condensation during spermiogenesis.

The chromatoid body of male germ cells: similarity with processing bodies and presence of Dicer and microRNA pathway components.

The chromatoid body: a germ-cell-specific RNA-processing centre.

Promoter ChIP-chip analysis in mouse testis reveals Y chromosome occupancy by HSF2.

Accumulation of piRNAs in the chromatoid bodies purified by a novel isolation protocol.

Chromatoid body and small RNAs in male germ cells.

Loss of SPEF2 function in mice results in spermatogenesis defects and primary ciliary dyskinesia.

Dicer is required for haploid male germ cell differentiation in mice.

Dicer1 depletion in male germ cells leads to infertility due to cumulative meiotic and spermiogenic defects.

The RNA binding protein SAM68 transiently localizes in the chromatoid body of male germ cells and influences expression of select microRNAs.

Epigenetic regulation of male germ cell differentiation.

Transcriptome profiling of the murine testis during the first wave of spermatogenesis.

Small RNAs in spermatogenesis.

An atlas of chromatoid body components.

MicroRNAs and spermatogenesis.

Isolation of chromatoid bodies from mouse testis as a rich source of short RNAs.

Germ cell-specific targeting of DICER or DGCR8 reveals a novel role for endo-siRNAs in the progression of mammalian spermatogenesis and male fertility.

Retromer vesicles interact with RNA granules in haploid male germ cells.

piRNA-directed cleavage of meiotic transcripts regulates spermatogenesis.

KIF1-binding protein interacts with KIF3A in haploid male germ cells.

DICER Regulates the Formation and Maintenance of Cell-Cell Junctions in the Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium.

microRNA in Human Reproduction.

FYCO1 and autophagy control the integrity of the haploid male germ cell-specific RNP granules.

SPEF2 functions in microtubule-mediated transport in elongating spermatids to ensure proper male germ cell differentiation.

Germ granule-mediated RNA regulation in male germ cells.

Cilia-related protein SPEF2 regulates osteoblast differentiation.

Hydroxysteroid (17β) dehydrogenase 1 expressed by Sertoli cells contributes to steroid synthesis and is required for male fertility.

Exonuclease Domain-Containing 1 Enhances MIWI2 piRNA Biogenesis via Its Interaction with TDRD12.

Transcription Factor USF1 Is Required for Maintenance of Germline Stem Cells in Male Mice.

Lack of androgen receptor SUMOylation results in male infertility due to epididymal dysfunction.