Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in spermatogenesis and male infertility

M Joshi, S Rajender - Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have a size of more than 200 bp
and are known to regulate a host of crucial cellular processes like proliferation …

Impact of cryopreservation on spermatozoa freeze-thawed traits and relevance OMICS to assess sperm cryo-tolerance in farm animals

IM Khan, Z Cao, H Liu, A Khan, SU Rahman… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sperm cryopreservation is a powerful tool for the livestock breeding program. Several
technical attempts have been made to enhance the efficiency of spermatozoa …

[HTML][HTML] Semen evaluation: Methodological advancements in sperm quality-specific fertility assessment—A review

BM Tanga, AY Qamar, S Raza, S Bang, X Fang… - Animal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Assessment of male fertility is based on the evaluation of sperm. Semen evaluation
measures various sperm quality parameters as fertility indicators. However, semen …

Paternal epigenetics: mammalian sperm provide much more than DNA at fertilization

E Le Blévec, J Muroňová, PF Ray, C Arnoult - Molecular and Cellular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The spermatozoon is a highly differentiated cell with unique characteristics: it is mobile,
thanks to its flagellum, and is very compact. The sperm cytoplasm is extremely reduced …

A history of why fathers' RNA matters

M Gòdia, G Swanson, SA Krawetz - Biology of Reproduction, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Having been debated for many years, the presence and role of spermatozoal RNAs is
resolving, and their contribution to development is now appreciated. Data from different …

Sperm functional genome associated with bull fertility

M Özbek, M Hitit, A Kaya, FD Jousan… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

Comparative transcriptomic analysis of spermatozoa from high-and low-fertile crossbred bulls: Implications for fertility prediction

MA Prakash, A Kumaresan… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Crossbred bulls produced by crossing Bos taurus and Bos indicus suffer with high incidence
of infertility/subfertility problems; however, the etiology remains poorly understood. The …

Expression of miR-138 in cryopreserved bovine sperm is related to their fertility potential

A Salas-Huetos, J Ribas-Maynou… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Springer
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, single-stranded, non-coding RNA molecules of
22–24 nucleotides that regulate gene expression. In the last decade, miRNAs have been …

Integrated multi-omics analyses reveals molecules governing sperm metabolism potentially influence bull fertility

TR Talluri, A Kumaresan, MK Sinha, N Paul… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Bull fertility is of paramount importance in bovine industry because semen from a single bull
is used to breed several thousands of cows; however, so far, no reliable test is available for …

Sperm and seminal plasma RNAs: what roles do they play beyond fertilization?

M Jodar - Reproduction, 2019 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The paternal contribution to the new individual is not just limited to half the diploid genome.
Recent findings have shown that sperm delivers to the oocyte several components …