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ArticleScience advances2026

PUM1 and PUM2 promote translation of chromatin regulators to ensure mammalian spermatogenesis.

Min Zang, Siyu Liu, Zhengyao Xie, Ding Yang, Ke Wang, Yan Ding, Tong Zhu, Shikun Zhang, Tingting Zhao, Bing Yao and 3 more

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Min ZangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0009-0004-6608-5438
Siyu LiuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 211166.ORCID 0000-0001-7089-2006
Zhengyao XieState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0000-0002-5380-8316
Ding YangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.
Ke WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.
Yan DingState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.
Tong ZhuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.
Shikun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0009-0006-0020-8989
Tingting ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.
Bing YaoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0000-0002-3420-2220
Mingxi LiuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0000-0001-6499-7899
Kaibo LinDepartment of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, 200021.ORCID 0000-0002-2001-8369
Eugene Yujun XuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 211166.ORCID 0000-0002-4344-6606

Funding

Functional Genomic Approach to Male ContraceptionU01HD045871 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO · PI XU, EUGENE Y · 2004 to 2008
$1.4M
NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD045871
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translational control is essential for male germ cell development, yet how post-transcriptional regulation is coupled to chromatin remodeling during spermatogenesis remains poorly understood. Here, we show that the RNA-binding proteins PUMILIO1 (PUM1) and PUMILIO2 (PUM2) promote translation of mRNAs encoding chromatin regulators in the mouse testis. Conditional deletion of

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ChromatinProtein BiosynthesisRNA-Binding ProteinsSpermatogenesisAnimalsHistonesMaleMiceRNA, MessengerTestisChromatinHistonesPum2 protein, mousepumilio 1 protein, mouseRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID42467772
PMCPMC13378543

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