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ArticleResearch square2026

MCT1 governs a metabolic checkpoint at pachytene during spermatogenesis.

Xiaoyu Zhang, Yan Liu, Ning Wang

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Xiaoyu ZhangDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Yan LiuDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Ning WangDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4647-5880

Funding

Mentoring CoreP20GM103418 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Douglas E Wright · 2012 to 2026
$63.0M
RADx-UP: Improving the Response of Local Urban and Rural Communities to Disparities in Covid-19 TestingUL1TR002366 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Mario Castro, JAMES STEVEN LEEDER · 2017 to 2026
$44.3M
Using PCORnet to Expand the DS-CONNECT Cohort Through Healthcare System Recruitment, Incorporating Electronic Health Records, and Assessing Self-DeterminationU54HD090216 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI COLOMBO, JOHN A. · 2016 to 2020
$6.2M
Molecular Regulation of Cell Development and Differentiation Phase III COBREP30GM122731 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ABRAHAMSON, DALE R · 2017 to 2021
$5.6M
Defining the Mechanism of Meiotic Initiation Through Autophagy PathwayR01HD103888 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, NING · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Regulation of Mammalian Meiotic Decision by Glutamine Transporter Slc38a2R01GM157716 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WANG, NING · 2025 to 2025
$952k
High Throughput Sequencing System for KUMC Genomics CoreS10OD021743 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, PETER G · 2017 to 2017
$493k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002366NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD103888NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090216NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103418NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM122731NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM157716NIH HHS S10 OD021743
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transition from mitosis to meiosis represents a fundamental cell-fate decision that requires coordinated remodeling of transcriptional and metabolic programs. While key transcriptional regulators of meiotic entry have been defined, how metabolic flux directly governs this process remains unclear. Here, we identify a monocarboxylate transporter1 (MCT1)-dependent metabolic checkpoint that controls meiotic progression in mammalian spermatogenesis. Through integrative single-cell transcriptomics, metabolic profiling, and computational perturbation modeling, we show that

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