MicroRNAs and DNA methylation as epigenetic regulators of mitosis, meiosis and spermiogenesis

C Yao, Y Liu, M Sun, M Niu, Q Yuan, Y Hai… - …, 2015 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Spermatogenesis is composed of three distinctive phases, which include self-renewal of
spermatogonia via mitosis, spermatocytes undergoing meiosis I/II and post-meiotic …

The human sperm epigenome and its potential role in embryonic development

DT Carrell, SS Hammoud - MHR: Basic science of reproductive …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Along with many of the genome-wide transitions in chromatin composition throughout
spermatogenesis, epigenetic modifications on histone tails and DNA are continuously …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNAs and spermatogenesis

N Kotaja - Fertility and sterility, 2014 - Elsevier
In mammals, male gametes are produced inside the testis by spermatogenesis, which has
three phases: mitotic proliferation of spermatogonia, meiosis of spermatocytes, and haploid …

The roles of microRNAs in regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis

X Chen, X Li, J Guo, P Zhang, W Zeng - Journal of Animal Science and …, 2017 - Springer
Mammalian spermatogenesis contains three continuous and organized processes, by which
spermatogonia undergo mitosis and differentiate to spermatocytes, follow on meiosis to form …

miRNA and mammalian male germ cells

SC McIver, SD Roman, B Nixon… - Human reproduction …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Achieving the correct spatial and temporal expression of germ-cell-specific
genes is fundamental to the production of viable healthy spermatozoa. Notably, post …

DNA methylation in spermatogenesis and male infertility

X Cui, X Jing, X Wu, M Yan, Q Li… - Experimental and …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Infertility is a significant problem for human reproduction, with males and females equally
affected. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying male infertility remain unclear …

Epigenetic reprogramming during spermatogenesis and male factor infertility

HM McSwiggin, AM O'doherty - Reproduction, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Infertility is an often devastating diagnosis encountered by around one in six couples who
are trying to conceive. Moving away from the long-held belief that infertility is primarily a …

Distinct expression profiles and novel targets of MicroRNAs in human spermatogonia, pachytene spermatocytes, and round spermatids between OA patients and NOA …

C Yao, Q Yuan, M Niu, H Fu, F Zhou, W Zhang… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2017 - cell.com
Human spermatogenesis includes three main stages, namely, the mitosis of spermatogonia,
meiosis of spermatocytes, and spermiogenesis of spermatids, which are precisely regulated …

Epigenetic processes in the male germline

AM O'Doherty, PA McGettigan - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Sperm undergo some of the most extensive chromatin modifications seen in mammalian
biology. During male germline development, paternal DNA methylation marks are erased …

Alternative splicing and MicroRNA: epigenetic mystique in male reproduction

D Wu, FA Khan, L Huo, F Sun, C Huang - RNA biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Infertility is rarely life threatening, however, it poses a serious global health issue posing far-
reaching socio-economic impacts affecting 12–15% of couples worldwide where male factor …