Loss of Cx43 in Murine Sertoli Cells Leads to Altered Prepubertal Sertoli Cell Maturation and Impairment of the Mitosis-Meiosis Switch

Immunolocalization of DMRTB1 in human testis with normal and impaired spermatogenesis

(2019) E. Hilbold et al.   Andrology

Protocol Update for large-scale genome and gene function analysis with the PANTHER classification system (v.14.0)

(2019) Huaiyu Mi et al.   Nature Protocols

Ubiquitin-specific protease 26 (USP26) is not essential for mouse gametogenesis and fertility

(2019) Natalia Felipe-Medina et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Molecular Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways Involved in Sertoli Cell Proliferation

(2019) Silvina Beatriz Meroni et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Retinoblastoma protein represses E2F3 to maintain Sertoli cell quiescence in mouse testis

(2019) Emmi Rotgers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Importance of the Androgen Receptor Signaling in Gene Transactivation and Transrepression for Pubertal Maturation of the Testis

(2019) Nadia Y. Edelsztein et al.   Cells

Loss of connexin43 in murine Sertoli cells and its effect on blood-testis barrier formation and dynamics

(2018) Julia Hollenbach et al.   PLoS One

Editorial: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Signaling and Functions

(2018) Ivana Bjelobaba et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Loss of connexin 43 in Sertoli cells provokes postnatal spermatogonial arrest, reduced germ cell numbers and impaired spermatogenesis

(2018) Kristina Rode et al.   Reproductive Biology

PANTHER version 14: more genomes, a new PANTHER GO-slim and improvements in enrichment analysis tools

(2018) Huaiyu Mi et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Role of connexin 43 in different forms of intercellular communication – gap junctions, extracellular vesicles and tunnelling nanotubes

(2017) Teresa M. Ribeiro-Rodrigues et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Next-generation sequencing for patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: implications for significant roles of monogenic/oligogenic mutations

(2017) S. Nakamura et al.   Andrology

Communication of Ca2+ signals via tunneling membrane nanotubes is mediated by transmission of inositol trisphosphate through gap junctions

(2016) Jeffrey T. Lock et al.   CELL CALCIUM

Roles of connexins in testis development and spermatogenesis

(2016) Gerald M. Kidder et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The cardiac connexome: Non-canonical functions of connexin43 and their role in cardiac arrhythmias

(2016) Alejandra Leo-Macias et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Next-Generation Connexin and Pannexin Cell Biology

(2016) Jessica L. Esseltine et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

SOHLH2 is essential for synaptonemal complex formation during spermatogenesis in early postnatal mouse testes

(2016) Miree Park et al.   Scientific Reports

The Sertoli cell: one hundred fifty years of beauty and plasticity

(2016) L. R. França et al.   Andrology

Crystal Structure of C-Terminal Coiled-Coil Domain of SYCP1 Reveals Non-Canonical Anti-Parallel Dimeric Structure of Transverse Filament at the Synaptonemal Complex

(2016) Eun Kyung Seo et al.   PLoS One

Ezrin: a regulator of actin microfilaments in cell junctions of the rat testis

(2015) CYan Cheng et al.   ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 directly down-regulate STIMULATED BY RETINOIC ACID 8 (STRA8) expression

(2015) MG Desimio et al.   CELL CYCLE

Association of genetic variants in SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 with non-obstructive azoospermia risk in the Chinese population

(2015) Bing Song et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Recent discoveries concerning the involvement of transcription factors from the Grainyhead-like family in cancer

(2015) Michal Mlacki et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

All-trans retinoic acid arrests cell cycle in leukemic bone marrow stromal cells by increasing intercellular communication through connexin 43-mediated gap junction

(2015) Yao Liu et al.   Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Interacting Network of the Gap Junction (GJ) Protein Connexin43 (Cx43) is Modulated by Ischemia and Reperfusion in the Heart

(2015) Tania Martins-Marques et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Sohlh2 inhibits human ovarian cancer cell invasion and metastasis by transcriptional inactivation of MMP9

(2015) Haiyu Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS

Nanotubes mediate niche–stem-cell signalling in the Drosophila testis

(2015) Mayu Inaba et al.   NATURE

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(2015) Matthew E. Ritchie et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Sohlh2 inhibits ovarian cancer cell proliferation by upregulation of p21 and downregulation of cyclin D1

(2014) H. Zhang et al.   CARCINOGENESIS

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

(2014) T. Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Ezrin is an Actin Binding Protein That Regulates Sertoli Cell and Spermatid Adhesion During Spermatogenesis

(2014) N. Ece Gungor-Ordueri et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Novel variants in the SOHLH2 gene are implicated in human premature ovarian failure

(2014) Yingying Qin et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Gene Ontology Consortium: going forward

(2014)   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Ubiquitin Specific Protease 26 (USP26) Expression Analysis in Human Testicular and Extragonadal Tissues Indicates Diverse Action of USP26 in Cell Differentiation and Tumorigenesis

(2014) Matthew S. Wosnitzer et al.   PLoS One

Genitourinary Defects Associated with Genomic Deletions in 2p15 Encompassing OTX1

(2014) Carolina J. Jorgez et al.   PLoS One

Retinoblastoma protein (RB) interacts with E2F3 to control terminal differentiation of Sertoli cells

(2014) E Rotgers et al.   Cell Death & Disease

voom: precision weights unlock linear model analysis tools for RNA-seq read counts

(2014) Charity W Law et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Claudin-11 and connexin-43 display altered spatial patterns of organization in men with primary seminiferous tubule failure compared with controls

(2013) Jenna Trish Haverfield et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Fold-change correction values for testicular somatic transcripts in gene expression studies of human spermatogenesis

(2013) Heike Cappallo-Obermann et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Spermatogonial SOHLH1 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling associates with initiation of spermatogenesis in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

(2013) S. Ramaswamy et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Proteins and Mechanisms Regulating Gap-Junction Assembly, Internalization, and Degradation

(2013) Anastasia F. Thévenin et al.   PHYSIOLOGY

Rai14 (Retinoic Acid Induced Protein 14) Is Involved in Regulating F-Actin Dynamics at the Ectoplasmic Specialization in the Rat Testis*

(2013) Xiaojing Qian et al.   PLoS One

Paracrine Mechanisms Involved in the Control of Early Stages of Mammalian Spermatogenesis

(2013) Pellegrino Rossi et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

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(2012) Alexander Dobin et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Is the Adult Sertoli Cell Terminally Differentiated?1

(2012) Gerard A. Tarulli et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

A Wt1-Dmrt1 Transgene Restores DMRT1 to Sertoli Cells of Dmrt1−/− Testes: A Novel Model of DMRT1-Deficient Germ Cells1

(2012) Valentine A. Agbor et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Primer-BLAST: A tool to design target-specific primers for polymerase chain reaction

(2012) Jian Ye et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

Retinoic acid signaling in Sertoli cells regulates organization of the blood-testis barrier through cyclical changes in gene expression

(2012) K. Hasegawa et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Sertoli-cell-specific knockout of connexin 43 leads to multiple alterations in testicular gene expression in prepubertal mice

(2012) S. Giese et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 control Kit expression during postnatal male germ cell development

(2012) F. Barrios et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Retinoic acid regulates gap junction intercellular communication in human endometrial stromal cells through modulation of the phosphorylation status of connexin 43

(2012) Juanjuan Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Prenatal retinoic acid upregulates connexin 43 (Cx43) gene expression in pulmonary hypoplasia in the nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia rat model

(2012) Elke Maria Ruttenstock et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Tunneling Nanotubes Provide a Unique Conduit for Intercellular Transfer of Cellular Contents in Human Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

(2012) Emil Lou et al.   PLoS One

Retinol dehydrogenase 10 is indispensible for spermatogenesis in juvenile males

(2012) M.-H. Tong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Retinoic acid induces Sertoli cell paracrine signals for spermatogonia differentiation but cell autonomously drives spermatocyte meiosis

(2012) M. Raverdeau et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NR5A1 is required for functional maturation of Sertoli cells during postnatal development

(2012) Tomoko Kato et al.   REPRODUCTION

Effects of a murine germ cell-specific knockout of Connexin 43 on Connexin expression in testis and fertility

(2012) Sabine Günther et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Male infertility: Pathogenesis and clinical diagnosis

(2011) Csilla Krausz   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Opposing roles of connexin43 in glioma progression

(2011) Wun-Chey Sin et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Lymphoid-Specific Helicase (HELLS) Is Essential for Meiotic Progression in Mouse Spermatocytes1

(2011) Wenxian Zeng et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

RSEM: accurate transcript quantification from RNA-Seq data with or without a reference genome

(2011) Bo Li et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

ATRA and KL promote differentiation toward the meiotic program of male germ cells.

(2011) Manuela Pellegrini et al.   CELL CYCLE

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(2011) S. D. Harding et al.   DEVELOPMENT

DMRT1 promotes oogenesis by transcriptional activation of Stra8 in the mammalian fetal ovary

(2011) Anthony D. Krentz et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 coordinate spermatogonial differentiation

(2011) Hitomi Suzuki et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Altered differentiation and clustering of Sertoli cells in transgenic mice showing a Sertoli cell specific knockout of the connexin 43 gene

(2011) Karola Weider et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

Spermatogonia Differentiation Requires Retinoic Acid Receptor γ

(2011) Aurore Gely-Pernot et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Localization of ubiquitin specific protease 26 at blood-testis barrier and near Sertoli cell-germ cell interface in mouse testes

(2011) Y.-W. Lin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Male reproductive system defects and subfertility in a mutant mouse model of oculodentodigital dysplasia1

(2011) M. Gregory et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

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(2011) James T Robinson et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Intercellular Bridges in Vertebrate Gastrulation

(2011) Luca Caneparo et al.   PLoS One

Fidgetin-Like1 Is a Strong Candidate for a Dynamic Impairment of Male Meiosis Leading to Reduced Testis Weight in Mice

(2011) David L'Hôte et al.   PLoS One

Spermatogonial morphology and kinetics during testis development in mice: a high-resolution light microscopy approach

(2011) Ana Luiza Drumond et al.   REPRODUCTION

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(2010) Christina Pyrgaki et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The Mammalian Doublesex Homolog DMRT1 Is a Transcriptional Gatekeeper that Controls the Mitosis versus Meiosis Decision in Male Germ Cells

(2010) Clinton K. Matson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Immunohistochemical expression analysis of Cx43, Cx26, c-KIT and PlAP in contralateral testis biopsies of patients with non-seminomatous testicular germ cell tumor

(2010) Marianne Steiner et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Mutations in SOHLH1 gene associate with nonobstructive Azoospermia

(2010) Youngsok Choi et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Connexin43 inhibits the oncogenic activity of c-Src in C6 glioma cells

(2010) S Herrero-González et al.   ONCOGENE

Genome-wide analysis of DNA binding and transcriptional regulation by the mammalian Doublesex homolog DMRT1 in the juvenile testis

(2010) M. W. Murphy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Animal cells connected by nanotubes can be electrically coupled through interposed gap-junction channels

(2010) X. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Epidemiology and trends in male subfertility

(2010) A. C. Povey et al.   Human Fertility

Aberrant distribution of junctional complex components in retinoic acid receptor alpha-deficient mice

(2009) Sanny S.W. Chung et al.   MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE

Retinoblastoma Protein Plays Multiple Essential Roles in the Terminal Differentiation of Sertoli Cells

(2009) Roopa L. Nalam et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Lim Homeobox Gene, Lhx8, Is Essential for Mouse Oocyte Differentiation and Survival1

(2008) Youngsok Choi 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

Sohlh2 affects differentiation of KIT positive oocytes and spermatogonia

(2008) Shuichi Toyoda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mouse Maelstrom, a Component of Nuage, Is Essential for Spermatogenesis and Transposon Repression in Meiosis

(2008) Sarah F.C. Soper et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mouse TEX15 is essential for DNA double-strand break repair and chromosomal synapsis during male meiosis

(2008) Fang Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Role of the GATA Family of Transcription Factors in Endocrine Development, Function, and Disease

(2008) Robert S. Viger et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

RNA-Seq: a revolutionary tool for transcriptomics

(2008) Zhong Wang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

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

Inhibin, activin, follistatin and FSH serum levels and testicular production are highly modulated during the first spermatogenic wave in mice

(2008) Badia Barakat et al.   REPRODUCTION

Sohlh2 Knockout Mice Are Male-Sterile Because of Degeneration of Differentiating Type A Spermatogonia

(2008) Jing Hao et al.   STEM CELLS

Expression of Stimulated by Retinoic Acid Gene 8 (Stra8) and Maturation of Murine Gonocytes and Spermatogonia Induced by Retinoic Acid In Vitro1

(2007) Qing Zhou et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION