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ReviewReproductive medicine and biology2014

Roles of epigenome in mammalian spermatogenesis.

Ning Song, Daisuke Endo, Takehiko Koji

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Review in Reproductive medicine and biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 92% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. mJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026
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  4. Microenvironment for spermatogenesis and sperm maturation.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2022
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  6. SIRT1 Expression and Regulation in the Primate Testis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ning SongDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 1-12-4 Sakamoto 852-8523 Nagasaki Japan.
Daisuke EndoDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 1-12-4 Sakamoto 852-8523 Nagasaki Japan.
Takehiko KojiDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 1-12-4 Sakamoto 852-8523 Nagasaki Japan.
Nagasaki University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian spermatogenesis is a successive process consisting of spermatogonial proliferation, spermatocytic meiosis, and spermiogenesis, representing the maturation of haploid spermatids. During the process, 25-75 % of the expected sperm yield is thought to be lost through apoptosis. In addition, spermatogenesis is considered to be a process undergoing successive heterochromatinization, finally reaching a complete condensed form in the sperm head. Thus, cell proliferation, differentiation and death may be strictly regulated by epigenetic factors in this process. This review describes the current understanding of the role of epigenome in spermatogenesis, especially focusing on the following aspects; DNA methylation, modification of histones, and small RNA function. These epigenetic factors affect each other and play a central role in events essential for spermatogenesis, fertilization and embryogenesis, through the regulation of gene expression, transposon activities, meiotic sex chromosome inactivation, histone remodeling and genome imprinting. Finally, a brief discussion of future avenues of study is highlighted.

Indexed as

DNA methylationHistone modificationMale germ cellSmall RNASpermatogenesis

Identifiers

PMID29699150
PMCPMC5906988
OpenAlexW2036059314

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