The crucial role of Activin A on the formation of primordial germ cell-like cells from skin-derived stem cells in vitro

SOX17 Is a Critical Specifier of Human Primordial Germ Cell Fate

(2015) Naoko Irie et al.   CELL

Exogenous supplementation of Activin A enhances germ cell differentiation of human embryonic stem cells†

(2015) Galbha Duggal et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Human amniotic fluid stem cells as a model for functional studies of genes involved in human genetic diseases or oncogenesis

(2015) Margit Rosner et al.   Oncotarget

Ovarian-Cell-Like Cells from Skin Stem Cells Restored Estradiol Production and Estrus Cycling in Ovariectomized Mice

(2014) Bong-Wook Park et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Dynamics of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine during germ cell reprogramming

(2013) Shinpei Yamaguchi et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Stage-Specific Roles for Tet1 and Tet2 in DNA Demethylation in Primordial Germ Cells

(2013) John J. Vincent et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Influence of Activin A Supplementation During Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation on Germ Cell Differentiation Potential

(2013) Galbha Duggal et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Midkine Promotes Proliferation of Primordial Germ Cells by Inhibiting the Expression of the Deleted in Azoospermia-Like Gene

(2012) Wei Shen et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Tet1 controls meiosis by regulating meiotic gene expression

(2012) Shinpei Yamaguchi et al.   NATURE

Growth of Mouse Oocytes to Maturity from Premeiotic Germ Cells In Vitro

(2012) Zhi-Peng Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Offspring from Oocytes Derived from in Vitro Primordial Germ Cell-like Cells in Mice

(2012) K. Hayashi et al.   SCIENCE

Germline DNA Demethylation Dynamics and Imprint Erasure Through 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine

(2012) J. A. Hackett et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Haploid Spermatogenic Cells

(2012) Charles A. Easley et al.   Cell Reports

Initiating Meiosis: The Case for Retinoic Acid1

(2011) Michael D. Griswold et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

In This Issue

(2011)   CELL

Activin, BMP and FGF pathways cooperate to promote endoderm and pancreatic lineage cell differentiation from human embryonic stem cells

(2011) Xiaofang Xu et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

In Vitro and In Vivo Germ Line Potential of Stem Cells Derived from Newborn Mouse Skin

(2011) Paul W. Dyce et al.   PLoS One

Activin and BMP4 Synergistically Promote Formation of Definitive Endoderm in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

(2011) Adrian K. K. Teo et al.   STEM CELLS

Activin A Balances Sertoli and Germ Cell Proliferation in the Fetal Mouse Testis

(2010) S. H. S. Mendis et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Smad3 Is Required for Normal Follicular Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Responsiveness in the Mouse1

(2009) Xiaoyan Gong et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

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

(2009) Yasuhide Ohinata et al.   CELL

Generation of primordial germ cells from pluripotent stem cells

(2009) Cristina Eguizabal et al.   DIFFERENTIATION

Embryoid body formation of human amniotic fluid stem cells depends on mTOR

(2009) A Valli et al.   ONCOGENE

Primordial Germ Cell-Like Cells Differentiated In Vitro from Skin-Derived Stem Cells

(2009) Katja Linher et al.   PLoS One

Conversion of 5-Methylcytosine to 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Mammalian DNA by MLL Partner TET1

(2009) M. Tahiliani et al.   SCIENCE

Primordial Germ Cell Specification from Embryonic Stem Cells

(2008) Wei Wei 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

Activin signals via SMAD2/3 between germ and somatic cells in the human fetal ovary and regulates kit ligand expression

(2007) Shiona M. Coutts et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY