The perception that the inheritance of phenotypic traits operates solely through genetic
means is slowly being eroded: epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to induce …

Spermiogenesis is the final stage of spermatogenesis, a differentiation process during which
unpolarized spermatids undergo excessive remodeling that results in the formation of …

Up to 30% of men with normal semen parameters suffer from infertility and the reason for this
is unknown. Altered expression of sperm proteins may be a major cause of infertility in these …

The involvement of mitochondrial content, structure and function as well as of the
mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) in cell biology, by participating in the main processes …

Intensive selection for improved productivity has been accompanied by an increase in
inbreeding rates and a reduction in genetic diversity. The increase in inbreeding tends to …

Although of high priority for the development of genetic tools to control malaria-transmitting
mosquitoes, only a few germline-specific regulatory regions have been characterised to date …

Abstract 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a potent and environmentally
persistent endocrine disrupting chemical. Our previous work demonstrated the latent …

Background The WD40-repeat containing proteins, including DDB1–CUL4-associated
factors (DCAFs), are abundant and conserved proteins that play important roles in different …

The acrosome located within the mammalian sperm head is essential for successful
fertilization, as it enables the sperm to penetrate the extracellular layers of the oocyte and …

Since 2012, missing proteins (MPs) investigation has been one of the critical missions of
Chromosome-Centric Human Proteome Project (C-HPP) through various biochemical …