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ArticleZoological research2024

Meiotic transcriptional reprogramming mediated by cell-cell communications in humans and mice revealed by scATAC-seq and scRNA-seq.

Hai-Quan Wang, Xiao-Long Wu, Jing Zhang, Si-Ting Wang, Yong-Juan Sang, Kang Li, Chao-Fan Yang, Fei Sun, Chao-Jun Li

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Article in Zoological research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Hai-Quan WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Xiao-Long WuDepartment of Urology and Andrology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, China.
Jing ZhangMedical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.
Si-Ting WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
Yong-Juan SangModel Animal Research Center of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.
Kang LiMedical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China.
Chao-Fan YangLiangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China.
Fei SunZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China. E-mail: sunfeisrrsh@zju.edu.cn.
Chao-Jun LiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China. E-mail: lichaojun@njmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meiosis is a highly complex process significantly influenced by transcriptional regulation. However, studies on the mechanisms that govern transcriptomic changes during meiosis, especially in prophase I, are limited. Here, we performed single-cell ATAC-seq of human testis tissues and observed reprogramming during the transition from zygotene to pachytene spermatocytes. This event, conserved in mice, involved the deactivation of genes associated with meiosis after reprogramming and the activation of those related to spermatogenesis before their functional onset. Furthermore, we identified 282 transcriptional regulators (TRs) that underwent activation or deactivation subsequent to this process. Evidence suggested that physical contact signals from Sertoli cells may regulate these TRs in spermatocytes, while secreted ENHO signals may alter metabolic patterns in these cells. Our results further indicated that defective transcriptional reprogramming may be associated with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). This study revealed the importance of both physical contact and secreted signals between Sertoli cells and germ cells in meiotic progression.

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Cell CommunicationMeiosisAnimalsAzoospermiaGene Expression RegulationHumansMaleMiceRNA, Small CytoplasmicSertoli CellsSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisSpermatogenesisTestisTranscription, GeneticRNA, Small CytoplasmicCell-cell communicationMeiosisSingle-cell ATAC-seqSingle-cell RNA-seqSpermatogenesisTranscriptional reprogramming

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PMID38766744
PMCPMC11188612

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