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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2021

Dissecting the initiation of female meiosis in the mouse at single-cell resolution.

Wei Ge, Jun-Jie Wang, Rui-Qian Zhang, Shao-Jing Tan, Fa-Li Zhang, Wen-Xiang Liu, Lan Li, Xiao-Feng Sun, Shun-Feng Cheng, Paul W Dyce and 2 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Wei GeCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Jun-Jie WangCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Rui-Qian ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Shao-Jing TanCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Fa-Li ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Wen-Xiang LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Lan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Xiao-Feng SunCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Shun-Feng ChengCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
Paul W DyceDepartment of Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
Massimo De FeliciDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Wei ShenCollege of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China. wshen@qau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6112-2501
Qingdao Agricultural University · CNAuburn University · USUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFC1003400National Nature Science Foundation 31671554National Nature Science Foundation 31970788Taishan Scholar Construction Foundation of Shandong Province ts20190946
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meiosis is one of the most finely orchestrated events during gametogenesis with distinct developmental patterns in males and females. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in this process remain not well known. Here, we report detailed transcriptome analyses of cell populations present in the mouse female gonadal ridges (E11.5) and the embryonic ovaries from E12.5 to E14.5 using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq). These periods correspond with the initiation and progression of meiosis throughout the first stage of prophase I. We identified 13 transcriptionally distinct cell populations and 7 transcriptionally distinct germ cell subclusters that correspond to mitotic (3 clusters) and meiotic (4 clusters) germ cells. By analysing cluster-specific gene expression profiles, we found four cell clusters correspond to different cell stages en route to meiosis and characterized their detailed transcriptome dynamics. Our scRNA seq analysis here represents a new important resource for deciphering the molecular pathways driving female meiosis initiation.

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MeiosisTranscriptomeAnimalsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOvarySingle-Cell AnalysisFemale germ cellsMeiosis initiationSingle-cell RNA seq

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PMID32367190
PMCPMC11072979
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