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ArticleScientific reports2018

Loss of Glis3 causes dysregulation of retrotransposon silencing and germ cell demise in fetal mouse testis.

Erica K Ungewitter, Emmi Rotgers, Hong Soon Kang, Kristin Lichti-Kaiser, Leping Li, Sara A Grimm, Anton M Jetten, Humphrey H-C Yao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erica K UngewitterReproductive Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Emmi RotgersReproductive Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Hong Soon KangImmunity, Inflammation & Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Kristin Lichti-KaiserImmunity, Inflammation & Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Leping LiBiostatistics & Computational Biology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Sara A GrimmIntegrative Bioinformatics Support Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Anton M JettenImmunity, Inflammation & Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0954-4445
Humphrey H-C YaoReproductive Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA. humphrey.yao@nih.gov.ORCID 0000-0003-2944-8469
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · US

Funding

Mechanism Of Action And Functions Of The Gli-related Proteins Glis 1-3ZIAES100485 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JETTEN, ANTON M · 2009 to 2025
$35.9M
Impacts of Genetic and Environmental Factors on Reproductive Organ DevelopmentZIAES102965 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI YAO, HUMPHREY · 2011 to 2025
$32.8M
BioinformaticsZIAES101765 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LI, LEPING · 2009 to 2025
$21.0M
NIEHS Knock Out Mouse Core (KOMC) Annual ReportZICES102425 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI RAY, MANAS · 2010 to 2025
$20.1M
Mechanism Of Action And Functions Of The Gli-related Proteins Glis 1-3Z01ES100485 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JETTEN, ANTON M · 2002 to 2008
$2.3M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES100485NIEHS NIH HHS Z01 ES100485NIEHS NIH HHS ZIA ES102965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal germ cell development is regulated by an elaborate combination of cell-extrinsic and cell-intrinsic signals. Here we identify a novel role for the Krüppel-like transcription factor Gli-Similar 3 (Glis3) in male germ cell development in the mouse embryos. Glis3 is expressed in male germ cells during the brief window of time prior to initiation of piRNA-dependent retrotransposon surveillance. Disruption of Glis3 function led to a widespread reduction in retrotransposon silencing factors, aberrant retrotransposon expression and pronounced germ cell loss. Experimental induction of precocious Glis3 expression in vivo before its normal expression resulted in premature expression of several piRNA pathway members, suggesting that GLIS3 is necessary for the activation of the retrotransposon silencing programs. Our findings reveal an unexpected role for GLIS3 in the development of male germ cells and point to a central role for GLIS3 in the control of retrotransposon silencing in the fetal germline.

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Gene SilencingAnimalsCell SurvivalDNA-Binding ProteinsFetusGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesMaleMicePhenotypeRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsSpermatozoaTestisTrans-ActivatorsDNA-Binding ProteinsGlis3 protein, mouseRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsTrans-Activators

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PMID29941866
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