Mitochondrial regulation during male germ cell development.
Cell Mol Life Sci
; 79(2): 91, 2022 Jan 24.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35072818
ABSTRACT
Mitochondria tailor their morphology to execute their specialized functions in different cell types and/or different environments. During spermatogenesis, mitochondria undergo continuous morphological and distributional changes with germ cell development. Deficiencies in these processes lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and abnormal spermatogenesis, thereby causing male infertility. In recent years, mitochondria have attracted considerable attention because of their unique role in the regulation of piRNA biogenesis in male germ cells. In this review, we describe the varied characters of mitochondria and focus on key mitochondrial factors that play pivotal roles in the regulation of spermatogenesis, from primordial germ cells to spermatozoa, especially concerning metabolic shift, stemness and reprogramming, mitochondrial transformation and rearrangement, and mitochondrial defects in human sperm. Further, we discuss the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spermatozoa
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Cell Differentiation
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Mitochondrial Diseases
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Germ Cells
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Infertility, Male
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Mitochondria
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Cell Mol Life Sci
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China