Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34006455›Full record

ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2022

Regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis by miRNAs.

William H Walker

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In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. MicroRNA dysregulation in male infertility: Insights into mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies- review.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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  7. The Impact ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  10. Sperm abnormality: Differential expression of microRNAs.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025
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  15. Role of miRNAs in Bovine Oocyte Maturation and Reproductive Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

William H WalkerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Research Institute, 204 Craft Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Molecular Bases Committing Primate Spermatogonia to a Pathway of Differentiation.R01HD072189 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WALKER, WILLIAM H · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male fertility requires the continual production of sperm by the process of spermatogenesis. This process requires the correct timing of regulatory signals to germ cells during each phase of their development. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in germ cells and supporting Sertoli cells respond to regulatory signals and cause down- or upregulation of mRNAs and proteins required to produce proteins that act in various pathways to support spermatogenesis. The targets and functional consequences of altered miRNA expression in undifferentiated and differentiating spermatogonia, spermatocytes, spermatids and Sertoli cells are discussed. Mechanisms are reviewed by which miRNAs contribute to decisions that promote spermatogonia stem cell self-renewal versus differentiation, entry into and progression through meiosis, differentiation of spermatids, as well as the regulation of Sertoli cell proliferation and differentiation. Also discussed are miRNA actions providing the very first signals for the differentiation of spermatogonia stem cells in a non-human primate model of puberty initiation.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansMaleMicroRNAsSpermatogenesisMicroRNAsDICERMaturation arrestRetinoic acidSelf-renewalSpermatogonia stem cell

Identifiers

PMID34006455
PMCPMC8591147
OpenAlexW3161652896

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