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| Open AccessReconstitution of prospermatogonial specification in vitro from human induced pluripotent stem cells
Spermatogonia establishment in the fetal and postnatal period is essential for spermatozoa production. Here the authors present a protocol for in vitro reconstitution of human prospermatogonial specification and perform single cell RNA-sequencing to delineate lineage trajectories.
- Young Sun Hwang
- , Shinnosuke Suzuki
- & Kotaro Sasaki
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Constitutively active Foxo3 in oocytes preserves ovarian reserve in mice
The number of primordial follicles, which constitute the ovarian reserve, decreases with age. By overexpressing a constitutively active version of the transcription factor FOXO3, the authors increase the ovarian reserve and fertility in aging female mice.
- Emanuele Pelosi
- , Shakib Omari
- & Chris Ottolenghi
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A peptide derived from laminin-γ3 reversibly impairs spermatogenesis in rats
The temporal opening and closing of cell–cell junctions at the blood–testis barrier allows the passage of immature germ cells during spermatogenesis. Su and colleagues identify a peptide fragment of the laminin-γ3 chain that disrupts the blood–testis barrier and reversibly impairs spermatogenesis in rats.
- Linlin Su
- , Dolores D. Mruk
- & C. Yan Cheng