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ArticleNature cell biology2021

Formation of spermatogonia and fertile oocytes in golden hamsters requires piRNAs.

Zuzana Loubalova, Helena Fulka, Filip Horvat, Josef Pasulka, Radek Malik, Michiko Hirose, Atsuo Ogura, Petr Svoboda

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Advances in PIWI-piRNA function in female reproduction in mammals.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Zuzana Loubalova *Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Helena Fulka *Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Filip HorvatInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Josef PasulkaInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Radek MalikInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6783-1146
Michiko HiroseBioresource Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Ibaraki, Japan.
Atsuo OguraBioresource Engineering Division, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Ibaraki, Japan. ogura@rtc.riken.go.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-1988
Petr SvobodaInstitute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. svobodap@img.cas.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-3705
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Genetics · CZCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics · CZCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Medicine · CZPioneer (United States) · USRIKEN BioResource Research Center · JPUniversity of Zagreb · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) support the germline by suppressing retrotransposons. Studies of the pathway in mice have strongly shaped the view that mammalian piRNAs are essential for male but not for female fertility. Here, we report that the role of the piRNA pathway substantially differs in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), the piRNA pathway setup of which more closely resembles that of other mammals, including humans. The loss of the Mov10l1 RNA helicase-an essential piRNA biogenesis factor-leads to striking phenotypes in both sexes. In contrast to mice, female Mov10l1

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AnimalsCricetinaeGene SilencingMaleMesocricetusOocytesRetroelementsRNA HelicasesRNA, Small InterferingSpermatogenesisSpermatogoniaTestisRetroelementsRNA HelicasesRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID34489573
PMCPMC8437802
OpenAlexW3197925548

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