Human spermatogonial stem cells and their niche in male (in) fertility: novel concepts from single-cell RNA-sequencing

S Di Persio, N Neuhaus - Human Reproduction, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The amount of single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data produced in the field of
human male reproduction has steadily increased. Transcriptional profiles of thousands of …

Single-cell analysis of human testis aging and correlation with elevated body mass index

X Nie, SK Munyoki, M Sukhwani, N Schmid, A Missel… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
Aging men display reduced reproductive health; however, testis aging is poorly understood
at the molecular and genomic levels. Here, we utilized single-cell RNA-seq to profile over …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of paternal age on new mutations and disease in the next generation

KA Wood, A Goriely - Fertility and Sterility, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced paternal age is associated with an increased risk of fathering children with
genetic disorders and other adverse reproductive consequences. However, the mechanisms …

In vitro propagation of XXY human Klinefelter spermatogonial stem cells: A step towards new fertility opportunities

G Galdon, NA Deebel, NP Zarandi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Klinefelter Syndrome (KS) is characterized by a masculine phenotype, supernumerary sex
chromosomes (47, XXY), and impaired fertility due to loss of spermatogonial stem cells …

Deciphering the molecular characteristics of human idiopathic nonobstructive azoospermia from the perspective of germ cells

Y Chen, X Liu, L Zhang, F Zhu, L Yan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) is one of the most important causes of male infertility,
accounting for 10–15% of infertile men worldwide. Among these, more than 70% of cases …

Conserved Transcriptome Features Define Prepubertal Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells as Adark Spermatogonia and Identify Unique Regulators

A Singh, BP Hermann - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antineoplastic treatments for cancer and other non-malignant disorders can result in long-
term or permanent male infertility by ablating spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs). SSC …

Transcriptome analyses in infertile men reveal germ cell–specific expression and splicing patterns

LM Siebert-Kuss, H Krenz, T Tekath… - Life Science …, 2023 - life-science-alliance.org
The process of spermatogenesis—when germ cells differentiate into sperm—is tightly
regulated, and misregulation in gene expression is likely to be involved in the …

Single-cell transcriptome profiling implicates the psychological stress-induced disruption of spermatogenesis

R Li, Y Du, K Li, X Xiong, L Zhang, C Guo, S Gao… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2024 - cell.com
Male infertility has emerged as a global issue, partly attributed to psychological stress.
However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of …

Scrutinizing the human TEX genes in the context of human male infertility

MH Sieper, AS Gaikwad, M Fros, P Weber… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Infertility affects around 15% of all couples worldwide and is increasingly linked
to variants in genes specifically expressed in the testis. Well‐established causes of male …

Microfluidic platform for omics analysis on single cells with diverse morphology and size: A review

S Lin, D Feng, X Han, L Li, Y Lin, H Gao - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Background 1 Microfluidic techniques have emerged as powerful tools in single-cell
research, facilitating the exploration of omics information from individual cells. Cell …