The alteration of RhoA geranylgeranylation and Ras farnesylation breaks the integrity of the blood–testis barrier and results in hypospermatogenesis

Actin nucleator Spire 1 is a regulator of ectoplasmic specialization in the testis

(2018) Qing Wen et al.   Cell Death & Disease

miR-9a modulates maintenance and ageing of Drosophila germline stem cells by limiting N-cadherin expression

(2017) Yehonatan Epstein et al.   Nature Communications

GGPP-Mediated Protein Geranylgeranylation in Oocyte Is Essential for the Establishment of Oocyte-Granulosa Cell Communication and Primary-Secondary Follicle Transition in Mouse Ovary

(2017) Chen Jiang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Occluding Junctions Maintain Stem Cell Niche Homeostasis in the Fly Testes

(2016) Michael J. Fairchild et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Connexin 43 reboots meiosis and reseals blood-testis barrier following toxicant-mediated aspermatogenesis and barrier disruption

(2016) Nan Li et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Alteration of protein prenylation promotes spermatogonial differentiation and exhausts spermatogonial stem cells in newborn mice

(2016) Fan Diao et al.   Scientific Reports

Berberine prevents nitric oxide-induced rat chondrocyte apoptosis and cartilage degeneration in a rat osteoarthritis model via AMPK and p38 MAPK signaling

(2015) Yan Zhou et al.   APOPTOSIS

Bi-directional gap junction-mediated soma-germline communication is essential for spermatogenesis

(2015) Christopher M. Smendziuk et al.   DEVELOPMENT

GGPPS-mediated Rab27A geranylgeranylation regulates β cell dysfunction during type 2 diabetes development by affecting insulin granule docked pool formation

(2015) Shan Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Altered protein prenylation in Sertoli cells is associated with adult infertility resulting from childhood mumps infection

(2013) Xiu-Xing Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

The Wilms Tumor Gene, Wt1, Is Critical for Mouse Spermatogenesis via Regulation of Sertoli Cell Polarity and Is Associated with Non-Obstructive Azoospermia in Humans

(2013) Xiao Na Wang et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Germline Stem Cell Niche Unit in Mammalian Testes

(2012) Jon M. Oatley et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Blockade of the Ras/MEK/ERK and Ras/PI3K/Akt pathways by statins reduces the expression of bFGF, HGF, and TGF-β as angiogenic factors in mouse osteosarcoma

(2011) Masanobu Tsubaki et al.   CYTOKINE

Drosophila Stem Cell Niches: A Decade of Discovery Suggests a Unified View of Stem Cell Regulation

(2011) Vicki P. Losick et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Statin use and decreased risk of benign prostatic enlargement and lower urinary tract symptoms

(2010) Jennifer L. St Sauver et al.   BJU INTERNATIONAL

Long-term proliferation and characterization of human spermatogonial stem cells obtained from obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia under exogenous feeder-free culture conditions

(2010) J. J. Lim et al.   CELL PROLIFERATION

Sertoli Cell-Initiated Testicular Innate Immune Response through Toll-Like Receptor-3 Activation Is Negatively Regulated by Tyro3, Axl, and Mer Receptors

(2010) Bing Sun et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

TNFα-induced and berberine-antagonized tight junction barrier impairment via tyrosine kinase, Akt and NFκB signaling

(2010) Maren Amasheh et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The Effect of Statin Therapy on Testosterone Levels in Subjects Consulting for Erectile Dysfunction

(2010) Giovanni Corona et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Blood-testis barrier dynamics are regulated by testosterone and cytokines via their differential effects on the kinetics of protein endocytosis and recycling in Sertoli cells

(2008) Helen H. N. Yan et al.   FASEB JOURNAL