Initiating Meiosis: The Case for Retinoic Acid1

Suppression of Stra8 Expression in the Mouse Gonad by WIN 18,4461

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

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

(2011) Sandeep Kumar et al.   Nature Communications

Direct Effects of Retinoic Acid on Entry of Fetal Male Germ Cells into Meiosis in Mice1

(2010) Kohei Ohta et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Vitamin A Deficiency Results in Meiotic Failure and Accumulation of Undifferentiated Spermatogonia in Prepubertal Mouse Testis

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Retinoic Acid Availability Drives the Asynchronous Initiation of Spermatogonial Differentiation in the Mouse1

(2010) Elizabeth M. Snyder et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Retinoic acid prevents germ cell mitotic arrest in mouse fetal testes

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

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

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FGF9 Suppresses Meiosis and Promotes Male Germ Cell Fate in Mice

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Meiosis initiation in the human ovary requires intrinsic retinoic acid synthesis

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Suppression of Spermatogenesis by Bisdichloroacetyldiamines Is Mediated by Inhibition of Testicular Retinoic Acid Biosynthesis

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Sex determination in mammalian germ cells: extrinsic versus intrinsic factors

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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

Male-specific expression ofAldh1a1in mouse and chicken fetal testes: Implications for retinoid balance in gonad development

(2009) Josephine Bowles et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

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

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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

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

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

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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