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CHMP4B contributes to maintaining the follicular cells integrity in the panoistic ovary of the cockroach Blattella germanica CHMP4B有助于维持德国蜚蠊泛型卵巢中卵泡细胞的完整性。
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400010
Nuria Farrus, José Luis Maestro, Maria-Dolors Piulachs
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Using carbohydrate-based polymers to facilitate testicular regeneration 利用基于碳水化合物的聚合物促进睾丸再生
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400013
Aneeqa Majeed, Hanan Afzal, Kaleem Maqsood, Amara Noureen, Zaman Gul, Muhammad Imran, Ali Afzal, Muhammad Babar Khawar
{"title":"Using carbohydrate-based polymers to facilitate testicular regeneration","authors":"Aneeqa Majeed,&nbsp;Hanan Afzal,&nbsp;Kaleem Maqsood,&nbsp;Amara Noureen,&nbsp;Zaman Gul,&nbsp;Muhammad Imran,&nbsp;Ali Afzal,&nbsp;Muhammad Babar Khawar","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400013","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400013","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Male infertility is a significant global issue affecting 60–80 million people, with 40%–50% of cases linked to male issues. Exposure to radiation, drugs, sickness, the environment, and oxidative stress may result in testicular degeneration. Carbohydrate-based polymers (CBPs) restore testis differentiation and downregulate apoptosis genes. CBP has biodegradability, low cost, and wide availability, but is at risk of contamination and variations. CBP shows promise in wound healing, but more research is required before implementation in healthcare. Herein, we discuss the recent advances in engineering applications of CBP employed as scaffolds, drug delivery systems, immunomodulation, and stem cell therapy for testicular regeneration. Moreover, we emphasize the promising challenges warranted for future perspectives.</p>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association of 3'UTR variations of EGFR and KRAS oncogenes with clinical parameters in lung cancer tumours 表皮生长因子受体和 KRAS 致癌基因的 3'UTR 变异与肺癌肿瘤临床参数的关系。
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-06-16 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400017
Ozkan Bagci
{"title":"Association of 3'UTR variations of EGFR and KRAS oncogenes with clinical parameters in lung cancer tumours","authors":"Ozkan Bagci","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400017","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Bacground Information</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lung cancer is one of the leading types of cancer deaths worldwide, with approximately 2 million people diagnosed with lung cancer each year. In this study, we aimed to determine the exonic and 3′UTR sequences of <i>EGFR</i>, <i>PIK3CA</i> and <i>KRAS</i> genes in 39 sporadic lung cancer tumors and to reveal the changes in the miRNA binding profile of tumors with somatic variation in the 3'UTR region and to examine the relationship of these changes with clinical parameters.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A statistically significant correlation was found between the presence of miRNA that could not bind to the 3′UTR region due to variation in at least one of the <i>EGFR</i> or <i>KRAS</i> genes and the presence of metastasis in the tumor. At the same time, Kaplan-Meier analysis between those with and without alterations in the miRNA profile due to somatic variation in the 3′UTR region showed that survival was lower in those with miRNA alterations and this was statistically significant.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In our study, it was shown that variations in the 3′UTR regions of <i>EGFR</i> and <i>KRAS</i> oncogenes may cause increased expression of these oncogenes by preventing the binding of miRNAs, and it was suggested that this may be related to metastasis, survival and drug resistance mechanism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Significance</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, we show that hsa-miR-124-3p, hsa-miR-506-3p, hsa-miR-1290 and hsa-miR-6514-3p are particularly prominent in lung carcinoma in relation to these biological pathways and the roles that variations in the 3′UTR regions of oncogenes may play in the carcinogenesis process.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The French Society for Cell Biology celebrates its 40th anniversary this year! 今年是法国细胞生物学学会成立 40 周年!
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400045
Florence Niedergang, Isabelle Tardieux
{"title":"The French Society for Cell Biology celebrates its 40th anniversary this year!","authors":"Florence Niedergang,&nbsp;Isabelle Tardieux","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400045","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400045","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The French Society for Cell Biology (SBCF) is actively involved in communicating the latest advances and organizing scientific events, as well as supporting young researchers, in this field. The SBCF also supports and organizes outreaching activities designed to raise public awareness of science in general and cell biology in particular. The Society, in its present form, was founded in 1984. To mark this milestone, we are organizing a memorable symposium hosted by the Académie des Sciences (https://sbcf.fr/en/event/symposium-des-40-ans-de-la-sbcf/) on September 10, 2024.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/boc.202400045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141316687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Plakins are involved in the regulation of centrosome position in polarized epithelial cells Plakins 参与了极化上皮细胞中心体位置的调节。
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-06-08 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400048
Juliana Geay, Yoran Margaron, David Gentien, Fabien Reyal, Alain Puisieux, Laurent Blanchoin, Laurent Guyon, Manuel Théry
{"title":"Plakins are involved in the regulation of centrosome position in polarized epithelial cells","authors":"Juliana Geay,&nbsp;Yoran Margaron,&nbsp;David Gentien,&nbsp;Fabien Reyal,&nbsp;Alain Puisieux,&nbsp;Laurent Blanchoin,&nbsp;Laurent Guyon,&nbsp;Manuel Théry","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400048","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400048","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background Information</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The control of epithelial cell polarity is key to their function. Its dysregulation is a major cause of tissue transformation. In polarized epithelial cells,the centrosome is off-centred toward the apical pole. This asymmetry determines the main orientation of the microtubule network and intra-cellular traffic. However, the mechanism regulating centrosome positioning at the apical pole of polarized epithelial cells is still poorly undertood.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study we used transcriptomic data from breast cancer cells to identify molecular changes associated with the different stages of tumour transformation. We correlated these changes with variations in centrosome position or with cell progression along the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process that involves centrosome repositioning. We found that low levels of epiplakin, desmoplakin and periplakin correlated with centrosome mispositioning in cells that had progressed through EMT or tissue transformation. We further tested the causal role of these plakins in the regulation of centrosome position by knocking down their expression in a non-tumorigenic breast epithelial cell line (MCF10A). The downregulation of periplakin reduced the length of intercellular junction, which was not affected by the downregulation of epiplakin or desmoplakin. However, down-regulating any of them disrupted centrosome polarisation towards the junction without affecting microtubule stability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Altogether, these results demonstrated that epiplakin, desmoplakin and periplakin are involved in the maintenance of the peripheral position of the centrosome close to inter-cellular junctions. They also revealed that these plakins are downregulated during EMT and breast cancer progression, which are both associated with centrosome mispositioning.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Significance</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These results revealed that the down-regulation of plakins and the consequential centrosome mispositioning are key signatures of disorganised cytoskeleton networks, inter-cellular junction weakening, shape deregulation and the loss of polarity in breast cancer cells. These metrics could further be used as a new readouts for early phases of tumoral development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/boc.202400048","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141293101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Reconsidering red blood cells as the diagnostic potential for neurodegenerative disorders 重新考虑红细胞作为神经退行性疾病的诊断潜力。
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400019
Somu Yadav,  Deepika, Kareena Moar, Akshay Kumar, Nikhila Khola, Anuja Pant, Ganseh S. Kakde, Pawan Kumar Maurya
{"title":"Reconsidering red blood cells as the diagnostic potential for neurodegenerative disorders","authors":"Somu Yadav,&nbsp; Deepika,&nbsp;Kareena Moar,&nbsp;Akshay Kumar,&nbsp;Nikhila Khola,&nbsp;Anuja Pant,&nbsp;Ganseh S. Kakde,&nbsp;Pawan Kumar Maurya","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400019","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400019","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Red blood cells (RBCs) are usually considered simple cells and transporters of gases to tissues.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Hypothesis</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>However, recent research has suggested that RBCs may have diagnostic potential in major neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review summarizes the current knowledge on changes in RBC in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other NDDs. It discusses the deposition of neuronal proteins like amyloid-β, tau, and α-synuclein, polyamines, changes in the proteins of RBCs like band-3, membrane transporter proteins, heat shock proteins, oxidative stress biomarkers, and altered metabolic pathways in RBCs during neurodegeneration. It also highlights the comparison of RBC diagnostic markers to other in-market diagnoses and discusses the challenges in utilizing RBCs as diagnostic tools, such as the need for standardized protocols and further validation studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Significance statement</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The evidence suggests that RBCs have diagnostic potential in neurodegenerative disorders, and this study can pave the foundation for further research which may lead to the development of novel diagnostic approaches and treatments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141186075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Neutrophil extracellular traps modulate chemotherapy efficacy and its adverse side effects 中性粒细胞胞外捕获物调节化疗疗效及其不良副作用。
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202400031
Alexandra Mousset, Jean Albrengues
{"title":"Neutrophil extracellular traps modulate chemotherapy efficacy and its adverse side effects","authors":"Alexandra Mousset,&nbsp;Jean Albrengues","doi":"10.1111/boc.202400031","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202400031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neutrophils, major regulator of innate immunity have recently emerged as key components of the tumor microenvironment. The role of neutrophils in cancer has been linked to their ability to form neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), structures composed of decondensed DNA decorated with enzymes that are released into the extracellular space. Here, we discuss the pivotal roles of NETs, in influencing responses to chemotherapy and its severe adverse effect. Highlighting recent insights, we discuss the dual nature of NETs in the context of chemotherapy treatment, examining their potential to either counteract or enhance treatment outcomes. Strategic targeting of NETs emerges as a promising avenue for determining combination therapies that could help counteracting resistance or enhancing chemotherapy efficacy as well as limiting complications due to this type of treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/boc.202400031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140897294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A review on the nexus of autophagy genes from the perspective of polycystic ovary syndrome 从多囊卵巢综合征的角度综述自噬基因的关系
IF 2.4 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-04-28 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202300069
Arifa Khatun, Taslima Nasrin, Md Samim Hassan, Mehboob Hoque, Muddasarul Hoda, Safdar Ali
{"title":"A review on the nexus of autophagy genes from the perspective of polycystic ovary syndrome","authors":"Arifa Khatun,&nbsp;Taslima Nasrin,&nbsp;Md Samim Hassan,&nbsp;Mehboob Hoque,&nbsp;Muddasarul Hoda,&nbsp;Safdar Ali","doi":"10.1111/boc.202300069","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202300069","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is an endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. It is a diversified multi factorial disorder and diagnosis is very complicated because of its overlapping symptoms some of which are irregular menstrual cycle, acne in face, excess level of androgen (AE), insulin resistance, obesity, cardiovascular disease, mood disorder and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). PCOS may be caused by hormonal imbalance, genetic and epigenetic vulnerability, hypothalamic and ovarian troubles. PCOS is essentially hyperandrogenimia with oligo-anovulation. This review explains the abnormal regulation of autophagy related genes and proteins in different cells at various stages which leads to the genesis of PCOS. During nutrient starvation cells face stress condition, which it tries to overcome by activating its macroautophagy mechanism and by degrading the cytoplasmic material. This provides energy to the cell facilitating its survival. Downregulation of autophagy related genes in endometria has been observed in PCOS women. PCOS can be managed by maintaining proper lifestyle and medical treatment. Healthy meals and regular exercise can prevent the excessive weight and also reduce the PCOS complications. Medicines such as metformin, clomiphene, and the oral contraceptive pill can also balance the hormonal level. The imbalance in regulation of autophagy genes has been discussed with correlation to PCOS. The different management strategies for PCOS have also been summarized.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140834092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tobacco aquaporin NtAQP1 and human aquaporin hAQP1 contribute to single cell photosynthesis in Synechococcus 烟草水蒸气素 NtAQP1 和人类水蒸气素 hAQP1 对 Synechococcus 的单细胞光合作用做出了贡献。
IF 2.7 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202470003
Franziska M. Joseph, Ralf Kaldenhoff
{"title":"Tobacco aquaporin NtAQP1 and human aquaporin hAQP1 contribute to single cell photosynthesis in Synechococcus","authors":"Franziska M. Joseph,&nbsp;Ralf Kaldenhoff","doi":"10.1111/boc.202470003","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202470003","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background Information</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aquaporins are H<sub>2</sub>O-permeable membrane protein pores. However, some aquaporins are also permeable to other substances such as CO<sub>2</sub>. In higher plants, overexpression of such aquaporins has already led to an enhanced photosynthetic performance due to improved CO<sub>2</sub> mesophyll conductance. In this work, we investigated the effects of such aquaporins on unicellular photosynthetically active organisms, specifically cyanobacteria.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overexpression of aquaporins NtAQP1 or hAQP1 that might have a function to improve CO<sub>2</sub> membrane permeability lead to increased photosynthesis rates in the cyanobacterium <i>Synechococcus sp</i>. PCC7002 as concluded by the rate of evolved O<sub>2</sub>. A shift in the Plastoquinone pool state of the cells supports our findings. Water permeable aquaporins without CO<sub>2</sub> permeability, such as NtPIP2;1, do not have this effect.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions and Significance</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conclude that also in single cell organisms like cyanobacteria, membrane CO<sub>2</sub> conductivity could be rate limiting and CO<sub>2</sub>-porins reduce the respective membrane resistance. We could show that besides the tobacco aquaporin NtAQP1 also the human hAQP1 most likely functions as CO<sub>2</sub> diffusion facilitator in the photosynthesis assay.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/boc.202470003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140667256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Therapeutic potential of exosomes in spermatogenesis regulation and male infertility 外泌体在精子发生调节和男性不育症中的治疗潜力
IF 2.7 4区 生物学
Biology of the Cell Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI: 10.1111/boc.202300127
Amirhossein Mohammadi, Ronak Shabani, Zahra Bashiri, Sara Rafiei, Hamidreza Asgari, Morteza Koruji
{"title":"Therapeutic potential of exosomes in spermatogenesis regulation and male infertility","authors":"Amirhossein Mohammadi,&nbsp;Ronak Shabani,&nbsp;Zahra Bashiri,&nbsp;Sara Rafiei,&nbsp;Hamidreza Asgari,&nbsp;Morteza Koruji","doi":"10.1111/boc.202300127","DOIUrl":"10.1111/boc.202300127","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Spermatogenesis is a fundamental process crucial for male reproductive health and fertility. Exosomes, small membranous vesicles released by various cell types, have recently garnered attention for their role in intercellular communication.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This review aims to comprehensively explore the role of exosomes in regulating spermatogenesis, focusing on their involvement in testicular development and cell-to-cell communication.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A systematic examination of literature was conducted to gather relevant studies elucidating the biogenesis, composition, and functions of exosomes in the context of spermatogenesis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Exosomes play a pivotal role in orchestrating the complex signaling networks required for proper spermatogenesis. They facilitate the transfer of key regulatory molecules between different cell populations within the testes, including Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, and germ cells.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The emerging understanding of exosome-mediated communication sheds light on novel mechanisms underlying spermatogenesis regulation. Further research in this area holds promise for insights into male reproductive health and potential therapeutic interventions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8859,"journal":{"name":"Biology of the Cell","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140565500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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