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ArticleReproduction (Cambridge, England)2021

Differentiation of fetal sertoli cells in the adult testis.

Tetsuhiro Yokonishi, Blanche Capel

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Article in Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Sertoli cells as a hub in testicular development and male reproductive.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Tetsuhiro YokonishiDepartment of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5029-1713
Blanche CapelDepartment of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Duke University · US

Funding

OPPOSING PATHWAYS IN MAMMALIAN SEX DETERMINATIONR01HD039963 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CAPEL, BLANCHE · 2001 to 2025
$4.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD039963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sertoli cells proliferate and construct seminiferous tubules during fetal life, then undergo differentiation and maturation in the prepubertal testes. In the adult testes, mature Sertoli cells maintain spermatogonia and support spermatogenesis during the entire lifetime. Although Sertoli-like cells have been derived from iPS cells, they tend to remain immature. To investigate whether Sertoli cells can spontaneously acquire the ability to support spermatogenesis when transferred into the adult testis, we transplanted mouse fetal testicular cells into a Sertoli-depleted adult testis. We found that donor E12.5, E14.5 and E16.5 Sertoli cells colonized adult seminiferous tubules and supported host spermatogenesis 2 months after transplantation, demonstrating that immature fetal Sertoli cells can undergo sufficient maturation in the adult testis to become functional. This technique will be useful to analyze the developmental process of Sertoli cell maturation and to investigate the potential of iPS-derived Sertoli cells to colonize, undergo maturation, and support spermatogenesis within the testis environment.

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Cell DifferentiationSpermatogenesisAnimalsFemaleFetusMaleMicePregnancySeminiferous TubulesSertoli CellsSexual MaturationTestis

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PMID34085952
PMCPMC8887120
OpenAlexW3165360427

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