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ArticleNational science review2025

Core factor of NEXT complex, ZCCHC8, governs the silencing of LINE1 during spermatogenesis.

Rushuang Yan, Meijie Qi, Pengfei Zhang, Bin Shen, Jiqing Yin, Chuan Chen, Silin Tian, Lin Chen, Xingxu Huang, Hong Wang and 3 more

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13 authors.

Rushuang YanState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Meijie QiReproductive and Genetic Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, China.
Pengfei ZhangZhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Bin ShenState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Jiqing YinState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Chuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Silin TianState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Lin ChenState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Xingxu HuangZhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311121, China.
Hong WangState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Shaorong GaoState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1041-3928
You WuState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Yawei GaoState Key Laboratory of Cardiology and Medical Innovation Center, Department of Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-9697

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The overactivation of transposable elements (TEs) is a significant threat to male reproduction, particularly during the delicate process of spermatogenesis. Here, we report that zinc finger protein ZCCHC8-a key component of the nuclear exosome targeting (NEXT) complex that is involved in ribonucleic acid (RNA) surveillance-is required for TE silencing during spermatogenesis. Loss of ZCCHC8 results in delayed meiotic progression and reduced production of round spermatids (RS). We observed that young long-interspersed nuclear element (LINE1, L1) subfamilies that are targeted by ZCCHC8 were upregulated in both spermatogonial stem cells (SSC) and pachytene spermatocytes (PS) of

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LINE1nuclear exosome targeting complexspermatogenesisspermatogonial stem cellstransposon elements

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PMID39758125
PMCPMC11697976

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