Deciphering RNA modification dynamics during spermatogenesis and sperm maturation.

Zheng Cao, Zongyu Yu, Xin Wang, Dongqi Jiang, Yafei Yuan, Ze Shu, Yiting Yang, Yunfang Zhang

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Article in Science China. Life sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zheng Cao *Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Zongyu Yu *Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Xin Wang *Clinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Dongqi JiangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Yafei YuanClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Ze ShuClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.

Yiting YangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. yangyt@tongji.edu.cn.

Yunfang ZhangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China. zhangyunfang@tongji.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Emerging evidence highlights the pivotal roles of RNA modifications in affecting male fertility and offspring health. However, the dynamic landscapes of RNA modification during spermatogenesis and sperm maturation are still incompletely characterized. Here, we profiled 27 RNA modifications across total RNA, tRNA-enriched fractions, and small RNA fractions in developing mouse testes (P7-P56), isolated spermatogenic cells, and epididymal sperm by applying a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based RNA modification quantification platform, deciphered the developmental dynamics of RNA modification signature and coordinative inter-modification cross-talk. Through integrative analyses of RNA modification signatures among spermatogenic cells in the testis and spermatids at different maturation stages in the epididymis, we found that most RNA modifications were gradually reprogrammed from the testis to the epididymis, and finally declined in mature sperm. Specifically, some RNA modifications (e.g., m

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epididymisepigeneticRNA modificationspermatogenesisT2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus)

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PMID42295639

DOI10.1016/j.scib.2025.01.021

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