ArticleSpermatogenesis2013
Protamines and spermatogenesis in
Article in Spermatogenesis, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Testis-specific serine/threonine kinase 3 regulates the size of sperm reservoir in Anopheles stephensi.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2025Article
- Ability of a selfish B chromosome to evade genome elimination in the jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis.Heredity · 2023Article
- Broad phosphorylation mediated by testis-specific serine/threonine kinases contributes to spermiogenesis and male fertility.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Single-cell transcriptome sequencing revealsProceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- The Prmt5-Vasa module is essential for spermatogenesis in Bombyx mori.PLoS genetics · 2023Article
- BmPMFBP1 regulates the development of eupyrene sperm in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.PLoS genetics · 2022Article
- A putative de novo evolved gene required for spermatid chromatin condensation in Drosophila melanogaster.PLoS genetics · 2021Article
- Neutralizing the pathological effects of extracellular histones with small polyanions.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Testis-specific peroxiredoxin 4 variant is not absolutely required for spermatogenesis and fertility in mice.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- A common suite of cellular abnormalities and spermatogenetic errors in sterile hybrid males inProceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Transforming insect population control with precision guided sterile males with demonstration in flies.Nature communications · 2019Article
- A 'selfish' B chromosome induces genome elimination by disrupting the histone code in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Genome Silencing and Elimination: Insights from a "Selfish" B Chromosome.Frontiers in genetics · 2017Review
- Thioredoxin-dependent disulfide bond reduction is required for protamine eviction from sperm chromatin.Genes & development · 2016Article
- Unlocking sperm chromatin at fertilization requires a dedicated egg thioredoxin in Drosophila.Nature communications · 2016Article
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Abstract
The production of mature and motile sperm is a detailed process that utilizes many molecular players to ensure the faithful execution of spermatogenesis. In most species that have been examined, spermatogenesis begins with a single cell that undergoes dramatic transformation, culminating with the hypercompaction of DNA into the sperm head by replacing histones with protamines. Precise execution of the stages of spermatogenesis results in the production of motile sperm. While comparative analyses have been used to identify similarities and differences in spermatogenesis between species, the focus has primarily been on vertebrate spermatogenesis, particularly mammals. To understand the evolutionary basis of spermatogenetic variation, however, a more comprehensive comparison is needed. In this review, we examine spermatogenesis and the final packaging of DNA into the sperm head in the insect
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