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Extrinsic and intrinsic factors controlling spermatogonial stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
Xing-Xing Mei1, Jian Wang1, Ji Wu2
1 Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), Bio X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
2 Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), Bio X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240; Key Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance of Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
Correspondence Address:
Ji Wu
Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), Bio X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240; Key Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance of Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Shanghai 200025
China
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DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.148080
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Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs), the stem cells responsible for male fertility, are one of a small number of cells with the abilities of both self-renewal and generation of large numbers of haploid cells. Technology improvements, most importantly, transplantation assays and in vitro culture systems have greatly expanded our understanding of SSC self-renewal and differentiation. Many important molecules crucial for the balance between self-renewal and differentiation have been recently identified although the exact mechanism(s) remain largely undefined. In this review, we give a brief introduction to SSCs, and then focus on extrinsic and intrinsic factors controlling SSCs self-renewal and differentiation. |
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