Amplification of a broad transcriptional program by a common factor triggers the meiotic cell cycle in mice

A Precise Cdk Activity Threshold Determines Passage through the Restriction Point

(2018) Clayton Schwarz et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

ketu mutant mice uncover an essential meiotic function for the ancient RNA helicase YTHDC2

(2018) Devanshi Jain et al.   eLife

Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers dynamic processes and critical regulators in mouse spermatogenesis

(2018) Yao Chen et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Isolating mitotic and meiotic germ cells from male mice by developmental synchronization, staging, and sorting

(2018) Katherine A. Romer et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Meioc maintains an extended meiotic prophase I in mice

(2017) Y. Q. Shirleen Soh et al.   PLoS Genetics

The conserved RNA helicase YTHDC2 regulates the transition from proliferation to differentiation in the germline

(2017) Alexis S Bailey et al.   eLife

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(2016) Nicolas L Bray et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

deepTools2: a next generation web server for deep-sequencing data analysis

(2016) Fidel Ramírez et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

PANTHER version 11: expanded annotation data from Gene Ontology and Reactome pathways, and data analysis tool enhancements

(2016) Huaiyu Mi et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The TopoVIB-Like protein family is required for meiotic DNA double-strand break formation

(2016) T. Robert et al.   SCIENCE

C14ORF39/SIX6OS1 is a constituent of the synaptonemal complex and is essential for mouse fertility

(2016) Laura Gómez-H et al.   Nature Communications

Implementation of meiosis prophase I programme requires a conserved retinoid-independent stabilizer of meiotic transcripts

(2016) Emilie Abby et al.   Nature Communications

TAF4b Regulates Oocyte-Specific Genes Essential for Meiosis

(2016) Kathryn J. Grive et al.   PLoS Genetics

A widely employed germ cell marker is an ancient disordered protein with reproductive functions in diverse eukaryotes

(2016) Michelle A Carmell et al.   eLife

MAJIN Links Telomeric DNA to the Nuclear Membrane by Exchanging Telomere Cap

(2015) Hiroki Shibuya et al.   CELL

The Phyre2 web portal for protein modeling, prediction and analysis

(2015) Lawrence A Kelley et al.   Nature Protocols

The BioMart community portal: an innovative alternative to large, centralized data repositories

(2015) Damian Smedley et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Periodic retinoic acid–STRA8 signaling intersects with periodic germ-cell competencies to regulate spermatogenesis

(2015) Tsutomu Endo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Licensing of Primordial Germ Cells for Gametogenesis Depends on Genital Ridge Signaling

(2015) Yueh-Chiang Hu et al.   PLoS Genetics

A Gene Regulatory Program for Meiotic Prophase in the Fetal Ovary

(2015) Y. Q. Shirleen Soh et al.   PLoS Genetics

HTSeq--a Python framework to work with high-throughput sequencing data

(2014) S. Anders et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Riding the Spermatogenic Wave: Profiling Gene Expression Within Neonatal Germ and Sertoli Cells During a Synchronized Initial Wave of Spermatogenesis in Mice1

(2014) Elizabeth Evans et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

ngs.plot: Quick mining and visualization of next-generation sequencing data by integrating genomic databases

(2014) Li Shen et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Applying “Gold Standards” to In-Vitro-Derived Germ Cells

(2014) Mary Ann Handel et al.   CELL

The mammalian Doublesex homolog DMRT6 coordinates the transition between mitotic and meiotic developmental programs during spermatogenesis

(2014) T. Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Mammalian E-type Cyclins Control Chromosome Pairing, Telomere Stability and CDK2 Localization in Male Meiosis

(2014) Laetitia Martinerie et al.   PLoS Genetics

Retinoic Acid Activates Two Pathways Required for Meiosis in Mice

(2014) Jana Koubova et al.   PLoS Genetics

Turning a Spermatogenic Wave into a Tsunami: Synchronizing Murine Spermatogenesis Using WIN 18,4461

(2013) Cathryn A. Hogarth et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

One-Step Generation of Mice Carrying Mutations in Multiple Genes by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering

(2013) Haoyi Wang et al.   CELL

One-Step Generation of Mice Carrying Reporter and Conditional Alleles by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering

(2013) Hui Yang et al.   CELL

Oocyte differentiation is genetically dissociable from meiosis in mice

(2013) Gregoriy A Dokshin et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Meiotic recombination in mammals: localization and regulation

(2013) Frédéric Baudat et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Control of cell cycle transcription during G1 and S phases

(2013) Cosetta Bertoli et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Tumor suppressor gene Rb is required for self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells in mice

(2013) Y.-C. Hu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Taf7l cooperates with Trf2 to regulate spermiogenesis

(2013) H. Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A set of genes critical to development is epigenetically poised in mouse germ cells from fetal stages through completion of meiosis

(2013) B. J. Lesch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems

(2013) L. Cong et al.   SCIENCE

Synaptonemal Complex Components Promote Centromere Pairing in Pre-meiotic Germ Cells

(2013) Nicolas Christophorou et al.   PLoS Genetics

An expansive human regulatory lexicon encoded in transcription factor footprints

(2012) Shane Neph et al.   NATURE

An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

(2012)   NATURE

Promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II: emerging roles in metazoans

(2012) Karen Adelman et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Evolutionary Dynamics of Gene and Isoform Regulation in Mammalian Tissues

(2012) J. Merkin et al.   SCIENCE

A-MYB (MYBL1) transcription factor is a master regulator of male meiosis

(2011) E. Bolcun-Filas et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Regulation of entry into gametogenesis

(2011) F. J. van Werven et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Licensing of gametogenesis, dependent on RNA binding protein DAZL, as a gateway to sexual differentiation of fetal germ cells

(2011) M. E. Gill et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

High-Resolution View of the Yeast Meiotic Program Revealed by Ribosome Profiling

(2011) G. A. Brar et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular Regulation of the Mitosis/Meiosis Decision in Multicellular Organisms

(2011) J. Kimble   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Simple Combinations of Lineage-Determining Transcription Factors Prime cis-Regulatory Elements Required for Macrophage and B Cell Identities

(2010) Sven Heinz et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Genetics of mammalian meiosis: regulation, dynamics and impact on fertility

(2010) Mary Ann Handel et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

PRDM9 Is a Major Determinant of Meiotic Recombination Hotspots in Humans and Mice

(2010) F. Baudat et al.   SCIENCE

Distinct and redundant functions of cyclin E1 and cyclin E2 in development and cancer

(2010) C Caldon et al.   Cell Division

The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

(2009) H. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

STRA8 Shuttles between Nucleus and Cytoplasm and Displays Transcriptional Activity

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

Histone modifications at human enhancers reflect global cell-type-specific gene expression

(2009) Nathaniel D. Heintzman et al.   NATURE

A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain

(2009) Linda Madisen et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Ultrafast and memory-efficient alignment of short DNA sequences to the human genome

(2009) Ben Langmead et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

A Conserved E2F6-Binding Element in Murine Meiosis-Specific Gene Promoters1

(2008) Sarah M. Kehoe et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Expression of Stimulated by Retinoic Acid Gene 8 (Stra8) in Spermatogenic Cells Induced by Retinoic Acid: An In Vivo Study in Vitamin A-Sufficient Postnatal Murine Testes1

(2008) Qing Zhou et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

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

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

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

Model-based Analysis of ChIP-Seq (MACS)

(2008) Yong Zhang et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY