Signaling through the TGF Beta-Activin Receptors ALK4/5/7 Regulates Testis Formation and Male Germ Cell Development

The proto-oncogene Ret is required for male foetal germ cell survival

(2012) Denise C. Miles et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Nodal Signaling Regulates the Entry into Meiosis in Fetal Germ Cells

(2012) Benoit Souquet et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Mitotic Arrest in Teratoma Susceptible Fetal Male Germ Cells

(2011) Patrick S. Western et al.   PLoS One

Sex-specific timing of meiotic initiation is regulated by Cyp26b1 independent of retinoic acid signalling

(2011) Sandeep Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

Activin A Balances Sertoli and Germ Cell Proliferation in the Fetal Mouse Testis

(2010) S. H. S. Mendis et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Activin Bioactivity Affects Germ Cell Differentiation in the Postnatal Mouse Testis In Vivo1

(2010) Sridurga Mithraprabhu et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Regulation of the female mouse germ cell cycle during entry into meiosis

(2010) Denise C. Miles et al.   CELL CYCLE

New testicular mechanisms involved in the prevention of fetal meiotic initiation in mice

(2010) Marie-Justine Guerquin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

TGFβ signaling in male germ cells regulates gonocyte quiescence and fertility in mice

(2010) Stéphanie G. Moreno et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

FGF9 Suppresses Meiosis and Promotes Male Germ Cell Fate in Mice

(2010) Josephine Bowles et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Male fetal germ cell differentiation involves complex repression of the regulatory network controlling pluripotency

(2010) Patrick S. Western et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Opposing effects of retinoic acid and FGF9 on Nanos2 expression and meiotic entry of mouse germ cells

(2010) Florencia Barrios et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Inhibition of Nodal suppresses angiogenesis and growth of human gliomas

(2010) Dueng-Yuan Hueng et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Small-molecule inhibitors of bone morphogenic protein and activin/nodal signals promote highly efficient neural induction from human pluripotent stem cells

(2010) Asuka Morizane et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Activin A, a product of fetal Leydig cells, is a unique paracrine regulator of Sertoli cell proliferation and fetal testis cord expansion

(2010) D. R. Archambeault et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Normalizing Gene Expression Levels in Mouse Fetal Germ Cells1

(2009) Jocelyn A. van den Bergen et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Fetal Testis Dysgenesis and Compromised Leydig Cell Function in Tgfbr3 (Betaglycan) Knockout Mice1

(2009) Mai A. Sarraj et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Retinoblastoma 1 Protein Modulates XY Germ Cell Entry into G1/G0 Arrest During Fetal Development in Mice1

(2009) Cassy M. Spiller et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Foxl2 functions in sex determination and histogenesis throughout mouse ovary development

(2009) José Garcia-Ortiz et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Activin/Nodal signalling maintains pluripotency by controlling Nanog expression

(2009) L. Vallier et al.   DEVELOPMENT

BAX-mediated cell death affects early germ cell loss and incidence of testicular teratomas in Dnd1Ter/Ter mice

(2009) Matthew S. Cook et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Foetal germ cells: striking the balance between pluripotency and differentiation

(2009) Patrick Western   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mouse germ cell development: From specification to sex determination

(2009) Katherine A. Ewen et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Germ cell sex determination in mammals

(2009) A. Kocer et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The DM domain protein DMRT1 is a dose-sensitive regulator of fetal germ cell proliferation and pluripotency

(2009) Anthony D. Krentz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Rhox Homeobox Gene Family Shows Sexually Dimorphic and Dynamic Expression During Mouse Embryonic Gonad Development1

(2008) Hinda Daggag et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Sdmg1 is a conserved transmembrane protein associated with germ cell sex determination and germline-soma interactions in mice

(2008) D. Best et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Endothelial cell migration directs testis cord formation

(2008) Alexander N. Combes et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

R-spondin1 plays an essential role in ovarian development through positively regulating Wnt-4 signaling

(2008) Kazuma Tomizuka et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Stabilization of β-catenin in XY gonads causes male-to-female sex-reversal

(2008) Danielle M. Maatouk et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Activation of  -catenin signaling by Rspo1 controls differentiation of the mammalian ovary

(2008) A.-A. Chassot et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1, TGFβ2 and TGFβ3) null-mutant phenotypes in embryonic gonadal development

(2008) Mushtaq A. Memon et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Germ Cell-Intrinsic and -Extrinsic Factors Govern Meiotic Initiation in Mouse Embryos

(2008) Y. Lin et al.   SCIENCE

Loss of Fgfr2 leads to partial XY sex reversal

(2007) Stefan Bagheri-Fam et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Dynamic Regulation of Mitotic Arrest in Fetal Male Germ Cells

(2007) Patrick S. Western et al.   STEM CELLS