ReviewNucleus (Austin, Tex.)2024
Running the gauntlet: challenges to genome integrity in spermiogenesis.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Counteraction of HMGB1 at ss-dsDNA junctions maintains liquidity of protamine-DNA co-condensates.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Counteraction of HMGB1 at ss-dsDNA junctions maintains liquidity of protamine-DNA co-condensates.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Measuring bridging forces in protein-DNA condensates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Selfish chromosomes exploit a germline checkpoint to eliminate competing gametes.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Systemic impacts of diabetes on spermatogenesis and intervention strategies: multilayered mechanism analysis and cutting-edge therapeutic approaches.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Review
- Dynamics of recombination, X inactivation and centromere proteins during stick insect spermatogenesis.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
- Differential Activity and Expression of Proteasome in Seminiferous Epithelium During Mouse Spermatogenesis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Editorial: Fertilization and early development: genetics and epigenetics.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Species' continuity depends on gametogenesis to produce the only cell types that can transmit genetic information across generations. Spermiogenesis, which encompasses post-meiotic, haploid stages of male gametogenesis, is a process that leads to the formation of sperm cells well-known for their motility. Spermiogenesis faces three major challenges. First, after two rounds of meiotic divisions, the genome lacks repair templates (no sister chromatids, no homologous chromosomes), making it incredibly vulnerable to any genomic insults over an extended time (typically days-weeks). Second, the sperm genome becomes transcriptionally silent, making it difficult to respond to new perturbations as spermiogenesis progresses. Third, the histone-to-protamine transition, which is essential to package the sperm genome, counterintuitively involves DNA break formation. How spermiogenesis handles these challenges remains poorly understood. In this review, we discuss each challenge and their intersection with the biology of protamines. Finally, we discuss the implication of protamines in the process of evolution.
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