The POU domain transcription factor POU3F1 is an important intrinsic regulator of GDNF-induced survival and self-renewal of mouse spermatogonial stem cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1103-1111

  Wu, Xin ^a   Oatley, Jon M ^b   Oatley, Melissa J ^b   Kaucher, Amy V ^b   Avarbock, Mary R ^a   Brinster, Ralph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GDNF; POU3F1; POU5F1; Self renewal; Spermatogonial stem cell

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F3;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MICE; NODAL PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-6; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 77953861412     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.083097     Document Type: Article

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