: The spermatogonial compartment maintains spermatogenesis throughout the reproductive lifespan. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revealed the presence of several spermatogonial clusters characterized by specific molecular signatures. However, it is unknown whether the presence of such clusters can be confirmed in terms of protein expression and whether protein expression in the subsets overlaps. To investigate this, we analyzed the expression profile of spermatogonial markers during the seminiferous epithelial cycle in cynomolgus monkeys and compared the results with human data. We found that in cynomolgus monkeys, as in humans, undifferentiated spermatogonia are largely quiescent, and the few engaged in the cell cycle were immunoreactive to GFRA1 antibodies. Moreover, we showed that PIWIL4+ spermatogonia, considered the most primitive undifferentiated spermatogonia in scRNA-seq studies, are quiescent in primates. We also described a novel subset of early differentiating spermatogonia, detectable from stage III to stage VII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle, that were transitioning from undifferentiated to differentiating spermatogonia, suggesting that the first generation of differentiating spermatogonia arises early during the epithelial cycle. Our study makes key advances in the current understanding of male germline premeiotic expansion in primates.

Interplay of spermatogonial subpopulations during initial stages of spermatogenesis in adult primates / Capponi, Chiara; Palazzoli, Martina; Di Persio, Sara; Fera, Stefania; Spadetta, Gustavo; Franco, Giorgio; Wistuba, Joachim; Schlatt, Stefan; Neuhaus, Nina; de Rooij, Dirk; Vicini, Elena. - In: DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 1477-9129. - 150:10(2023), pp. 1-14. [10.1242/dev.201430]

Interplay of spermatogonial subpopulations during initial stages of spermatogenesis in adult primates

Palazzoli, Martina;Fera, Stefania;Spadetta, Gustavo;Franco, Giorgio;Vicini, Elena
2023

Abstract

: The spermatogonial compartment maintains spermatogenesis throughout the reproductive lifespan. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revealed the presence of several spermatogonial clusters characterized by specific molecular signatures. However, it is unknown whether the presence of such clusters can be confirmed in terms of protein expression and whether protein expression in the subsets overlaps. To investigate this, we analyzed the expression profile of spermatogonial markers during the seminiferous epithelial cycle in cynomolgus monkeys and compared the results with human data. We found that in cynomolgus monkeys, as in humans, undifferentiated spermatogonia are largely quiescent, and the few engaged in the cell cycle were immunoreactive to GFRA1 antibodies. Moreover, we showed that PIWIL4+ spermatogonia, considered the most primitive undifferentiated spermatogonia in scRNA-seq studies, are quiescent in primates. We also described a novel subset of early differentiating spermatogonia, detectable from stage III to stage VII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle, that were transitioning from undifferentiated to differentiating spermatogonia, suggesting that the first generation of differentiating spermatogonia arises early during the epithelial cycle. Our study makes key advances in the current understanding of male germline premeiotic expansion in primates.
2023
cynomolgus monkey; GFRA1; human; KIT; PIWIL4; primates; seminiferous epithelial cycle; spermatogenesis; spermatogonia; spermatogonial differentiation; spermatogonial stem cells
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Interplay of spermatogonial subpopulations during initial stages of spermatogenesis in adult primates / Capponi, Chiara; Palazzoli, Martina; Di Persio, Sara; Fera, Stefania; Spadetta, Gustavo; Franco, Giorgio; Wistuba, Joachim; Schlatt, Stefan; Neuhaus, Nina; de Rooij, Dirk; Vicini, Elena. - In: DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 1477-9129. - 150:10(2023), pp. 1-14. [10.1242/dev.201430]
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