Reconstitution of sex determination and the testicular niche using mouse pluripotent stem cells · T. Yoshino et al.
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Takashi Yoshino*, Hiromichi Sasada, Takuya Sato, Tomonori Nakamura, Kenjiro Shirane, Hiroshi Ohta, Maki Kamoshita, Miki Inoue, Yuki Matsudaira, Chao Liu, Minatsu Matsufuji, Makoto Tachibana, Ken- Ichirou Morohashi, Masahito Ikawa, Mitinori Saitou, Takehiko Ogawa, Katsuhiko Hayashi* INTRODUCTION: Sex determination in mammals depends on the differentiation of gonadal somatic cells, which create a sex- specific environment that directs germ cell fate and ensures fertility. Although genetic sex is fixed at fertilization, germ cells initially remain sexually undifferentiated and acquire male or female identity after interacting with the gonadal somatic cells. Reconstitution of this process in vitro would provide a powerful platform to study the mechanisms underlying sex determination and enable in vitro gametogenesis. …
摘自《科学》(Science)第391卷 第6788期 · 2026年2月26日,T. Yoshino et al.。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。