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ReviewAndrology2025

Applications of spatial transcriptomics in studying spermatogenesis.

Qianlan Xu, Haiqi Chen

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Review in Andrology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Sertoli cells as a hub in testicular development and male reproductive.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qianlan XuCecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Haiqi ChenCecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7179-3229

Funding

Spatially Resolved, Functional Dissection of the Human Spermatogonial Stem Cell NicheR01HD114698 · NICHD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Haiqi Chen · 2024 to 2026
$1.0M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD114698NIH/NICHD R01HD114698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spermatogenesis is a complex differentiation process that is facilitated by a series of cellular and molecular events. High-throughput genomics approaches, such as single-cell RNA sequencing, have begun to enable the systematic characterization of these events. However, the loss of tissue context because of tissue disassociations in the single-cell isolation protocols limits our ability to understand the regulation of spermatogenesis and how defects in spermatogenesis lead to infertility. The recent advancement of spatial transcriptomics technologies enables the studying of the molecular signatures of various cell types and their interactions in the native tissue context. In this review, we discuss how spatial transcriptomics has been leveraged to identify spatially variable genes, characterize cellular neighborhood, delineate cell‒cell communications, and detect molecular changes under pathological conditions in the mammalian testis. We believe that spatial transcriptomics, along with other emerging spatially resolved omics assays, can be utilized to further our understanding of the underlying causes of male infertility, and to facilitate the development of new treatment approaches.

Indexed as

Gene Expression ProfilingInfertility, MaleSpermatogenesisTranscriptomeAnimalsHumansMaleSingle-Cell AnalysisTestiscell‒cell communicationsinfertilityspatial transcriptomicsspermatogenesis

Identifiers

PMID40202007
PMCPMC12183010

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