Testicular CR16 and spermatogenesis.
- Author:
Xiao-Chun FU
1
;
Wen-Pei XIANG
Author Information
1. Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China. fuxiaochunai@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Blood-Testis Barrier;
Humans;
Male;
Microfilament Proteins;
Sertoli Cells;
Spermatogenesis;
Testis;
cytology
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2012;18(11):1032-1035
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Spermatogenesis is a complex regulatory process depending on a variety of hormones (such as FSH, LH, T, and 17beta estradiol), cytokines, and genes. Research on gene regulation in spermatogenesis has become a hot spot and revealed some spermato-genesis-related genes, such as AYZ, DAZ, YRRM, NOSTRIN, and so on. Reports are rarely seen on the role of CR16 in male reproduction, and its action mechanism in spermatogenesis is not yet clear. This article updates the role of CR16 in spermatogenesis in the male reproductive system from the perspective of Sertoli cells forming a blood-testis barrier.
