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ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

TCF3 Regulates the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Human Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Targeting PODXL.

Dai Zhou, Jingyu Fan, Zhizhong Liu, Ruiling Tang, Xingming Wang, Hao Bo, Fang Zhu, Xueheng Zhao, Zenghui Huang, Liu Xing and 7 more

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Article in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Dai ZhouInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jingyu FanDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
Zhizhong LiuInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ruiling TangInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xingming WangInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hao BoInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Fang ZhuInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xueheng ZhaoInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zenghui HuangInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Liu XingInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ke TaoInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Han ZhangInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Hongchuan NieInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Huan ZhangInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wenbing ZhuInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zuping HeThe Key Laboratory of Model Animals and Stem Cell Biology in Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University School of Medicine, Changsha, China.
Liqing FanInstitute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medicine Science, Central South University, Changsha, China.

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Abstract

Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are the initial cells for the spermatogenesis. Although much progress has been made on uncovering a number of modulators for the SSC fate decisions in rodents, the genes mediating human SSCs remain largely unclear. Here we report, for the first time, that TCF3, a member of the basic helix-loop-helix family of transcriptional modulator proteins, can stimulate proliferation and suppress the apoptosis of human SSCs through targeting podocalyxin-like protein (PODXL). TCF3 was expressed primarily in GFRA1-positive spermatogonia, and EGF (epidermal growth factor) elevated TCF3 expression level. Notably, TCF3 enhanced the growth and DNA synthesis of human SSCs, whereas it repressed the apoptosis of human SSCs. RNA sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays revealed that TCF3 protein regulated the transcription of several genes, including

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apoptosishuman spermatogonial stem cellsPODXLproliferationTCF3

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