Sex determination in mammalian germ cells: extrinsic versus intrinsic factors

Retinoic acid prevents germ cell mitotic arrest in mouse fetal testes

(2010) Emilie Trautmann et al.   CELL CYCLE

Epigenetic status determines germ cell meiotic commitment in embryonic and postnatal mammalian gonads

(2010) Ning Wang et al.   CELL CYCLE

Vitamin A Deficiency Blocks the Initiation of Meiosis of Germ Cells in the Developing Rat Ovary In Vivo1

(2009) Hui Li 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

Inhibition of HMG CoA reductase reveals an unexpected role for cholesterol during PGC migration in the mouse

(2009) Jiaxi Ding et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Signaling Principle for the Specification of the Germ Cell Lineage in Mice

(2009) Yasuhide Ohinata et al.   CELL

Germ cell specification in mice

(2009) Mitinori Saitou   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & 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

Evidence for a conserved role of retinoic acid in urodele amphibian meiosis onset

(2009) Angelina Wallacides et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Specification of the germ cell lineage in mice

(2009) Mitinori Saitou   Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark

STRA8 Shuttles between Nucleus and Cytoplasm and Displays Transcriptional Activity

(2009) Marianna Tedesco et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antagonism of the testis- and ovary-determining pathways during ovotestis development in mice

(2009) Dagmar Wilhelm et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

A role for Lin28 in primordial germ-cell development and germ-cell malignancy

(2009) Jason A. West et al.   NATURE

Mechanisms guiding primordial germ cell migration: strategies from different organisms

(2009) Brian E. Richardson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Dazl Functions in Maintenance of Pluripotency and Genetic and Epigenetic Programs of Differentiation in Mouse Primordial Germ Cells In Vivo and In Vitro

(2009) Kelly M. Haston et al.   PLoS One

Cyp26b1 Expression in Murine Sertoli Cells Is Required to Maintain Male Germ Cells in an Undifferentiated State during Embryogenesis

(2009) Hui Li et al.   PLoS One

Dazl Promotes Germ Cell Differentiation from Embryonic Stem Cells

(2009) Zhuo Yu et al.   Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Onset of meiosis in the chicken embryo; evidence of a role for retinoic acid

(2008) Craig A Smith et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Retinoic Acid Synthesis and Signaling during Early Organogenesis

(2008) Gregg Duester   CELL

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

Small RNA guides for de novo DNA methylation in mammalian germ cells

(2008) A. A. Aravin et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

DNA methylation of retrotransposon genes is regulated by Piwi family members MILI and MIWI2 in murine fetal testes

(2008) S. Kuramochi-Miyagawa et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Nanos2 suppresses meiosis and promotes male germ cell differentiation

(2008) A. Suzuki et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

The distribution and behavior of extragonadal primordial germ cells in Bax mutant mice suggest a novel origin for sacrococcygeal germ cell tumors

(2008) Christopher Runyan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

STRA8-deficient spermatocytes initiate, but fail to complete, meiosis and undergo premature chromosome condensation

(2008) M. Mark et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Normal Germ Line Establishment in Mice Carrying a Deletion of the Ifitm/Fragilis Gene Family Cluster

(2008) U. C. Lange et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Chromatin dynamics during epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germ line

(2008) Petra Hajkova et al.   NATURE

Critical function of Prdm14 for the establishment of the germ cell lineage in mice

(2008) Masashi Yamaji et al.   NATURE GENETICS

MicroRNA Biogenesis Is Required for Mouse Primordial Germ Cell Development and Spermatogenesis

(2008) Katsuhiko Hayashi et al.   PLoS One

Reprogramming Primordial Germ Cells into Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2008) Gabriela Durcova-Hills et al.   PLoS One

Stra8 and its inducer, retinoic acid, regulate meiotic initiation in both spermatogenesis and oogenesis in mice

(2008) E. L. Anderson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2008) Y. Lin et al.   SCIENCE

Peritubular Myoid Cells Are Not the Migrating Population Required for Testis Cord Formation in the XY Gonad

(2008) J. Cool et al.   Sexual Development

Dynamic Regulation of Mitotic Arrest in Fetal Male Germ Cells

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