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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2015

The role of deubiquitinating enzymes in spermatogenesis.

Bharathi Suresh, Junwon Lee, Seok-Ho Hong, Kye-Seong Kim, Suresh Ramakrishna

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bharathi SureshGraduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Junwon LeeDepartment of Physiology and Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Seok-Ho HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea.
Kye-Seong KimGraduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. ks66kim@hanyang.ac.kr.
Suresh RamakrishnaGraduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. suresh.ramakris@gmail.com.
Hanyang University · KRKangwon National University · KRYonsei University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spermatogenesis is a complex process through which spermatogonial stem cells undergo mitosis, meiosis, and cell differentiation to generate mature spermatozoa. During this process, male germ cells experience several translational modifications. One of the major post-translational modifications in eukaryotes is the ubiquitination of proteins, which targets proteins for degradation; this enables control of the expression of enzymes and structural proteins during spermatogenesis. It has become apparent that ubiquitination plays a key role in regulating every stage of spermatogenesis starting from gonocytes to differentiated spermatids. It is understood that, where there is ubiquitination, deubiquitination by deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) also exists to counterbalance the ubiquitination process in a reversible manner. Normal spermatogenesis is dependent on the balanced actions of ubiquitination and deubiquitination. This review highlights the current knowledge of the role of DUBs and their essential regulatory contribution to spermatogenesis, especially during progression into meiotic phase, acrosome biogenesis, quality sperm production, and apoptosis of germ cells.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationMaleMiceRatsSpermatogenesisUbiquitinUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesUbiquitinUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesAcrosomeGonocytesMale infertilityNucleosomeProteasomeProtein degradationSpermiogenesisUbiquitin

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PMID26350476
PMCPMC11113867
OpenAlexW1460399257

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