ReviewPharmacological reviews2008
Anchoring junctions as drug targets: role in contraceptive development.
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- The Role of Heat-Induced Stress Granules in the Blood-Testis Barrier of Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Male animal sterilization: history, current practices, and potential methods for replacing castration.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Autophagy: A Double-Edged Sword in Male Reproduction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- mTORC1/C2 regulate spermatogenesis in Eriocheir sinensis via alterations in the actin filament network and cell junctions.Cell and tissue research · 2022Article
- Autophagy: a multifaceted player in the fate of sperm.Human reproduction update · 2022Review
- KIF15 supports spermatogenesis via its effects on Sertoli cell microtubule, actin, vimentin, and septin cytoskeletons.Endocrinology · 2021Article
- Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) in microtubule cytoskeletal dynamics and spermatogenesis.Histology and histopathology · 2021Review
- Cell-cell junctions: structure and regulation in physiology and pathology.Tissue barriers · 2021Review
- Tight junctions and their regulation by non-coding RNAs.International journal of biological sciences · 2021Review
- The Non-hormonal Male Contraceptive Adjudin Exerts its Effects via MAPs and Signaling Proteins mTORC1/rpS6 and FAK-Y407.Endocrinology · 2021Article
- Microtubule Cytoskeleton and Spermatogenesis-Lesson From Studies of Toxicant Models.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2020Review
- F5-Peptide and mTORC1/rpS6 Effectively Enhance BTB Transport Function in the Testis-Lesson From the Adjudin Model.Endocrinology · 2019Article
- Redox regulation & sperm function: A proteomic insight.The Indian journal of medical research · 2018Review
- Cell polarity and cytoskeletons-Lesson from the testis.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2018Review
- Blood-testis barrier integrity depends on Pin1 expression in Sertoli cells.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR): a central regulator of male fertility?Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology · 2017Review
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Abstract
In multicellular organisms, cell-cell interactions are mediated in part by cell junctions, which underlie tissue architecture. Throughout spermatogenesis, for instance, preleptotene leptotene spermatocytes residing in the basal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium must traverse the blood-testis barrier to enter the adluminal compartment for continued development. At the same time, germ cells must also remain attached to Sertoli cells, and numerous studies have reported extensive restructuring at the Sertoli-Sertoli and Sertoli-germ cell interface during germ cell movement across the seminiferous epithelium. Furthermore, the proteins and signaling cascades that regulate adhesion between testicular cells have been largely delineated. These findings have unveiled a number of potential "druggable" targets that can be used to induce premature release of germ cells from the seminiferous epithelium, resulting in transient infertility. Herein, we discuss a novel approach with the aim of developing a nonhormonal male contraceptive for future human use, one that involves perturbing adhesion between Sertoli and germ cells in the testis.
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