Publications
Reproduction.MS publications released between 2017 to 2026:
2026
Establishment of a cell line-based 3-D coculture model of the endometrium for studying endometrial receptivity.
Kyriakopoulou K, Heukamp MA, Franchi M, Obermeyer U, Fuchs E, Espinoza-Sanchez NA, Hellmold J, Hanker L, Götte M, El-Shorafa HM
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, Nov 1, 2026
Link to the publication.International Collaboration in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.
Pennekamp P, Manion M, Omran H
Pediatr Pulmonol, Nov 2026
Link to the publication.Re-Analysis on GRCh38 with the MANE Select Transcript Resolves Previously Undetected Biallelic ODAD4 Variants in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.
Pennekamp P, Praprotnik M, Dworniczak B, Omran H, Hjeij R
Cells, Oct 17, 2026
Link to the publication.A Western-style diet exacerbates male infertility in M1ap knockout mice.
Houston BJ, Nguyen J, Rotte N, Tüttelmann F, Friedrich C, Merriner DJ, O'Connor AE, O'Bryan MK, Dunleavy JEM
Hum Reprod, Oct 1, 2026
Link to the publication.Extracellular cues and cellular conversations: the molecular choreography of embryo implantation.
Jeschke JK, Nordhoff V, Götte M, Kyriakopoulou K
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, Oct 1, 2026
Link to the publication.In situ structure of the human ciliary transition zone links linker defects to primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Zhou H, Terbeck L, Berical A, Brunet M, Lange SM, Anderson JR, Olbrich H, Bracht DC, Wohlgemuth K, Rieck C, Raidt J, Klingauf J, Sutharsan S, Mussaffi H, Prais D, Dunphy V, Homma ST, Guichard P, Hamel V, Hawkins FJ, Omran H, Brown A
Science, Sep 10, 2026
Link to the publication.Can hormonal therapy improve the outcomes of mTESE in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia?
Anfosso M, Schubert M, Cremers JF, Kliesch S, Zitzmann M, Bier S
Andrology, Sep 2026
Link to the publication.Impact of gender-affirming hormone therapy on the endocrine axis and male germ cells.
Schiwon K, Sieg F, Schneider F, Hess J, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N
Reprod Fertil, Aug 10, 2026
Link to the publication.ABHD2 activity is not required for the non-genomic action of progesterone on human sperm.
Edwards M, Amaral A, Carter EM, Arnolds O, Vester K, Thrun A, Wigren E, Homan E, Ribera P, Bentley K, Haraldsson M, Theo-Emegano N, Loppnau P, Szewczyk MM, Cao MA, Barsyte-Lovejoy D, Dittmar N, Hans A, Weber M, Münchow J, Zhu WF, Temme L, Brenker C, Strünker T, Sundström M, Todd MH, Edwards AM, Lesche R, Gileadi O, Tredup C
Hum Reprod, Aug 1, 2026
Link to the publication.Cell type-specific Ca2+ signals govern mouse seminiferous tubule physiology.
Fischoeder JA, Fleck D, Schröer J, Wiesbrock C, Kenzler L, Weber-Hamacher C, Schröder I, Franke M, Kurth S, Strauch M, Seebohm G, Merhof D, Stegmaier J, Uesaka N, Spehr J, Spehr M
PLoS Biol, Jul 24, 2026
Link to the publication.Normal spermatogenesis in older men is associated with compensatory transcriptome changes.
Wang Y, Berres S, Krenz H, Tekath T, Wöste M, Sandmann S, Körtje A, Henrich A, Terwort N, Tüttelmann F, Neuhaus N, Kliesch S, Wistuba J, Gromoll J, Laurentino S
Geroscience, Jul 14, 2026
Link to the publication.Pervasive relaxed selection on spermatogenesis genes coincident with the evolution of polygyny in gorillas.
Bowman JD, Silva N, Schüftan E, Almeida JM, Brattig-Correia R, Oliveira RA, Tüttelmann F, Enard D, Navarro-Costa P, Lynch VJ
Elife, Jul 7, 2026
Link to the publication.Pulmonary exacerbations in patients with genetically confirmed PCD: a prospective observational multicentre study.
Anagnostopoulou P, Kouis P, Tural DA, Altaraihi S, Basilicata S, Borrelli M, Christofidou A, Coemert HN, Cutrera R, Emiralioglou N, Erdem E, Gokdemir Y, Gracci S, Hatziagorou E, Helms S, Karadag B, Maj D, Mall MA, Marthin JK, Middleton N, Moreno-Galdó A, Özçelik U, Pifferi M, Raidt J, Röhmel J, Rovira-Amigo S, Santamaria F, Tsiolakis I, Ullmann N, Ziegahn N, Nielsen KG, Omran H, Yiallouros P
Front Mol Biosci, Jun 25, 2026
Link to the publication.Novel pathogenic variant in ARMC4 identified by whole exome sequencing in a Turkish family with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Sever EA, Hjeij R, Ata P, Eralp EE, Atag E, Omran H, Karadaǧ BT, Sezerman OU
Front Mol Biosci, Jun 2, 2026
Link to the publication.Caffeine citrate increases ciliary beat frequency in human respiratory epithelial cells.
Cindrić S, Bodenbeck L, Hjeij R, Loges NT, Edelbusch C, George S, Pennekamp P, Rieger-Fackeldey E, Omran H
Mol Cell Pediatr, 2026 May 12
Link to the publication.AK8 deficiency causes primary ciliary dyskinesia by disrupting energy homeostasis in the airways.
Thüß D, Liu Y, Dougherty GW, Maas EJ, He J, Zhou X, Schultz A, Nielsen KG, Omran H, Luo H; AK8 Study Group
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Apr 28, 2026
Link to the publication.Free testosterone and IGF-I mediate sex-specific linear growth during minipuberty.
Pridik C, Juul A, Busch AS
Endocr Connect, Apr 15, 2026
Link to the publication.Prostate ageing across the adult lifespan: population MRI evidence from 30 000 men.
Kordes GP, Schwarzkopf V, Ogoniak L, Brücher B, Busch AS
Age Ageing, Apr 4, 2026
Link to the publication.mRNA therapy improves the composition and motility in CCDC40-deficient cilia in vitro and in vivo.
Wohlgemuth K, Rasteiro M, Aneja M, Bota C, Cindric S, Freischem S, George S, Günsel GG, Ishola S, Koenig J, Kubisch-Dohmen R, Langenickel T, Loges NT, Lopes M, Mummert V, Olbrich H, Pennekamp P, Pereira T, Pinto AL, Raidt J, Rudolph C, Ter Steege A, Valecha D, Lopes SS, Omran H
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, March 30, 2026
Link to the publication.Functional testosterone deficiency in aging men: Clinical impact, diagnostic pathways, and treatment strategies.
Zitzmann M, Soave A, Bier S
Maturitas, February 6, 2026
Link to the publication.Membrane Genetic epistasis in FSH action influences female reproductive lifespan.
Kordes GP, Busch AS.
Reproduction, Feb 5, 2026
Link to the publication.2025
Limitations of PICADAR as a diagnostic predictive tool for primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Schramm A, Raidt J, Riepenhausen S, Nygaard CMT, Tenardi-Wenge R, Qvist T, Witt P, Storck M, Olbrich H, Nielsen KG, Omran H
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, December 8, 2025
Link to the publication.Optical tissue clearing and 3D imaging of intact primate testicular tissue: a novel technology development.
Kibui PW, Weischer S, von Ostau N, Hess J, Kirschnick N, Zobel T, Schlatt S
PLoS One, December 8, 2025
Link to the publication.MARTHA - Combining gaze into deep learning for fully quantitative human testicular histology analysis.
Kockwelp J, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Wistuba J, Risse B
Computers in Biology and Medicine, November 12, 2025
Link to the publication.Healthy aging men do not suffer from relevant limitations of their reproductive functions.
Bier S, Cremers JF, Schrage P, Körtje A, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Laurentino S, Zitzmann M
Andrology, November 7, 2025
Link to the publication.Clinical, phenotype and genotype correlations in primary ciliary dyskinesia suspected children in Egypt.
Rizk H, Hjeij R, Al-Haggar M, Dworniczak B, Otto D, Olbrich H, Osman E, Omran H, Eldesoky T
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, September 26, 2025
Link to the publication.Membrane potential and feedback dynamics regulate CatSper-mediated progesterone signaling in human sperm.
Kierzek M, Fridman D, Biagioni C, Miller EW, Kaupp UB, Brenker C, Strünker T
Preprint - bioRxiv, September 17, 2025
Link to the preprint.Functional and clinical insights into nuclear receptor variants for advancing precision diagnostics in male infertility.
Gaikwad AS, Wyrwoll MJ, Koser SA, Emich J, Kuß J, Aravina M, Krallmann C, Gromoll J, Kliesch S, Laurentino S, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
eBioMedicine, August 28, 2025
Link to the publication.Clinical syndromes linked to biallelic germline variants in MCM8 and MCM9.
Helderman NC, Yang T, Palles C, Terlouw D, Mei H, Vorderman RHP, Cats D, Gay MD, Jongmans MCJ, Ramdien A, van de Beek I, Eleveld TF, Green A, Hes FJ, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Van Der Kelen A, Kliesch S, Kuiper RP, Lakeman IMM, Lashley LEELO, Looijenga LHJ, Oud MS, Steingröver J, Tenenbaum-Rakover Y, Tops CM, Tüttelmann F, de Voer RM, Westra D, Wyrwoll MJ, Golubicki M, Antelo M, Bonjoch L, Terradas M, Valle L, Alexandrov LB, Morreau H, van Wezel T, Castellví-Bel S, Goldberg Y, Nielsen M
HGG Advances, July 18, 2025
Link to the publication.NXT2 is a key component of the RNA nuclear export factor complex in the human testis and essential for spermatogenesis.
Dicke AK, Ahmedani A, Ma L, Herrmann L, van der Heijden GW, Koser SA, Krallmann C, Kalyon O, Xavier MJ, Veltman JA, Kliesch S, Neuhaus N, Kotaja N, Tüttelmann F, Stallmeyer B
Nature Communications, July 7, 2025
Link to the publication.Reliability of suprapubic pedicled phalloplasty to address genital gender-affirming surgery in transgender men: A single-center cohort analysis.
Anfosso M, Lorenzo C, Mirko P, Paolo G, Marco F
Andrology, May 27, 2025
Link to the publication.Genotype-specific differences in infertile men due to loss-of-function variants in M1AP or ZZS genes.
Rotte N, Dunleavy JEM, Runkel MD, Bosse L, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Kuss J, Dicke AK, Winge SB, Di Persio S, Ruckert C, Nordhoff V, Schuppe HC, Almstrup K, Kliesch S, Neuhaus N, Stallmeyer B, O'Bryan MK, Tüttelmann F, Friedrich C
EMBO Molecular Medicine, May 15, 2025
Link to the publication.Towards a Kingdom of Reproductive Life – the Core Sperm Proteome.
Pini T, Nixon B, Karr TL, Teperino R, Sanz-Moreno A, da Silva-Buttkus P, Tüttelmann F, Kliesch S, Gailus-Durner V, Fuchs H, Marschall S, Hrabě de Angelis M, Skerrett-Byrne DA
Reproduction, May 10, 2025
Preprint - bioRxiv, March 6, 2025
Link to the publication and preprint.A core outcome set for future male infertility research: development of an international consensus.
Rimmer MP, Howie RA, Anderson RA, Barratt CLR, Barnhart KT, Beebeejaun Y, Bertolla RP, Bortoletto P, Brannigan RE, Cantineau AEP, Caroppo E, Collura BL, Coward K, Duncan WC, Eisenberg ML, Gellatly SA, De Geyter C, Goulis DG, Henkel RR, Ho VNA, Hussein AF, Huyser C, Kadijk JH, Kamath MS, Khashaba S, Khattak H, Kobori Y, Kopeika J, Kucuk T, Luján S, Matsaseng TC, Mathur RS, McEleny K, Mitchell RT, Mol BW, Murage AM, Ng EHY, Pacey A, Perheentupa AH, Du Plessis S, Rives N, Sarris I, Schlegel PN, Shabbir M, Śmiechowski M, Subramanian V, Sunkara SK, Tarlarzis BC, Tüttelmann F, Vail A, van Wely M, Vazquez-Levin MH, Vuong LN, Wang AY, Wang R, Duffy JMN, Farquhar CM, Niederberger C
Human Reproduction, April 16, 2025
Fertility and Sterility, April 16, 2025
Link to the publication.Unraveling a subgroup of men with unexplained male infertility — men with normogonadotropic nonobstructive azoospermia.
Schwarzkopf V, Wistuba J, Sandhowe-Klaverkamp R, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Schubert M
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, April 15, 2025
Link to the publication.Programmierung der DNA-Methylierungsmuster in der männlichen Keimbahn.
Laurentino S, Neuhaus N
BIOspektrum, March 25, 2025
Link to the publication.Normozoospermic men in infertile couples: Potential benefit of early medical diagnostic procedures.
Bier S, Wolff A, Zitzmann M, Kliesch S
Andrology, March 19, 2025
Link to the publication.The major phytocannabinoids, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), affect the function of CatSper calcium channels in human sperm.
Wehrli L, Altevogt H, Brenker C, Zufferey F, Rossier MF, Strünker T, Nef S, Rahban R
Human Reproduction, March 12, 2025
Link to the publication.The genetics of female and male infertility.
Tüttelmann F, Wyrwoll MJ, Steingröver J, Wieacker P
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, March 7, 2025
Link to the publication.Initial motility and vitality predict the semen quality after long-term cryostorage, even in patients with restricted ejaculate parameters.
Bier S, Hanke D, Zitzmann M, Kliesch S, Nordhoff V
Andrology, March 6, 2025
Link to the publication.Chemosensory signalling in human sperm is controlled by Ca2+ influx via CatSper and Ca2+ clearance via plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases.
Herrmann L, Brenker C, Mittermair T, Bojovic V, Münchow J, Zhu WF, Trugge C, Fußhöller D, Jikeli J, Temme L, Kaupp UB, Strünker T
British Journal of Pharmacology, February 27, 2025
Link to the publication.Publication counts in context: Normalization using query and reference terms in PubMed.
Varghese J, Bickmann L, Strünker T, Neuhaus N, Tüttelmann F, Sandmann S
Journal of Medical Internet Research, February 3, 2025
Link to the publication.2024
Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa or testicular tissue for fertility preservation.
Bier S, Kliesch S
Die Urologie, October 23, 2024
Link to the publication.The conserved transcriptional program of metazoan male germ cells uncovers ancient origins of human infertility.
Correia RB, Almeida JM, Wyrwoll MJ, Julca I, Sobral D, Misra CS, Guilgur LG, Schuppe HC, Silva N, Prudêncio P, Nóvoa A, Leocádio AS, Bom J, Mallo M, Kliesch S, Mutwil M, Rocha LM, Tüttelmann F, Becker JD, Navarro-Costa P
eLife, October 10, 2024
Preprint - bioRxiv, March 2, 2022
Link to the publication and preprint.Integration of long-read sequencing, DNA methylation and gene expression reveals heterogeneity in Y chromosome segment lengths in phenotypic males with 46,XX testicular disorder/difference of sex development.
Berglund A, Johannsen EB, Skakkebæk A, Chang S, Rohayem J, Laurentino S, Hørlyck A, Drue SO, Bak EN, Fedder J, Tüttelmann F, Gromoll J, Just J, Gravholt CH
Biology of Sex Differences, October 8, 2024
Link to the publication.Why geneticists should care about male infertility.
Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F
Nature Reviews Genetics, September 16, 2024
Link to the publication.Genetics of female and male infertility.
Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Medizinische Genetik, September 6, 2024
Link to the publication.Reproductive genetics and health.
Wyrwoll MJ, Steingröver J
Medizinische Genetik, September 6, 2024
Link to the publication.The sperm-specific K+ channel Slo3 is inhibited by albumin and steroids contained in reproductive fluids.
Lorenz J, Eisenhardt C, Mittermair T, Kulle AE, Holterhus PM, Fobker M, Boenigk W, Nordhoff V, Behre HM, Strünker T, Brenker C
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, August 29, 2024
Link to the publication.Inherited defects of piRNA biogenesis cause transposon de-repression, impaired spermatogenesis, and human male infertility.
Stallmeyer B, Bühlmann C, Stakaitis R, Dicke AK, Ghieh F, Meier L, Zoch A, MacKenzie MacLeod D, Steingröver J, Okutman Ö, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Riera-Escamilla A, Xavier MJ, Ruckert C, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N, Gurbuz AS, Şalvarci A, Le May N, McEleny K, Friedrich C, van der Heijden G, Wyrwoll MJ, Kliesch S, Veltman JA, Krausz C, Viville S, Conrad DF, O'Carroll D, Tüttelmann F
Nature Communications, August 9, 2024
Link to the publication.How exome sequencing improves the diagnostics and management of men with non-syndromic infertility.
Stallmeyer B, Dicke AK, Tüttelmann F
Andrology, August 9, 2024
Link to the publication.Analyses of 1,236 genotyped primary ciliary dyskinesia individuals identify regional clusters of distinct DNA variants and significant genotype-phenotype correlations.
Raidt J, Riepenhausen S, Pennekamp P, Olbrich H, Amirav I, Athanazio RA, Aviram M, Balinotti JE, Bar-On O, Bode SF, Boon M, Borrelli M, Carr SB, Crowley S, Dehlink E, Diepenhorst S, Durdik P, Dworniczak B, Emiralioğlu N, Erdem E, Fonnesu R, Gracci S, Große-Onnebrink J, Gwozdziewicz K, Haarman EG, Hansen CR, Hogg C, Holgersen MG, Kerem E, Körner RW, Kötz K, Kouis P, Loebinger MR, Lorent N, Lucas JS, Maj D, Mall MA, Marthin JK, Martinu V, Mazurek H, Mitchison HM, Nöthe-Menchen T, Özçelik U, Pifferi M, Pogorzelski A, Ringshausen FC, Roehmel JF, Rovira-Amigo S, Rumman N, Schlegtendal A, Shoemark A, Sperstad Kennelly S, Staar BO, Sutharsan S, Thomas S, Ullmann N, Varghese J, von Hardenberg S, Walker WT, Wetzke M, Witt M, Yiallouros P, Zschocke A, Ziętkiewicz E, Nielsen KG, Omran H
European Respiratory Journal, July 26, 2024
Link to the publication.AXDND1 is required to balance spermatogonial commitment and for sperm tail formation in mice and humans.
Houston BJ, Nguyen J, Merriner DJ, O'Connor AE, Lopes AM, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Kliesch S, Tüttelmann F, Aston KI, Conrad DF, Hobbs RM, Dunleavy JE, O'Bryan MK
Cell Death & Disease, July 12, 2024
Preprint - bioRxiv, November 13, 2023
Link to the publication and preprint.Biallelic variants in MNS1 are associated with laterality defects and respiratory involvement.
Hjeij R, Leslie J, Rizk H, Dworniczak B, Olbrich H, Raidt J, Bode SFN, Gardham A, Stals K, Al-Haggar M, Osman E, Crosby A, Eldesoky T, Baple E, Omran H
Cells, June 11, 2024
Link to the publication.Decreased spermatogonial numbers in boys with severe haematological diseases.
Lahtinen AK, Funke M, Krallmann C, Wyrwoll MJ, Jarisch A, Yang Y, Bjarnason R, Romerius P, Sundin M, Norén-Nyström U, Langenskiöld C, Cremers JF, Kliesch S, Stukenborg JB, Neuhaus N, Jahnukainen K
British Journal of Haematology, May 29, 2024
Link to the publication.Primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Raidt J, Staar BO, Omran H, Ringshausen FC
Die Innere Medizin, May 27, 2024
Link to the publication.Genome-wide DNA methylation changes in human spermatogenesis.
Siebert-Kuss LM, Dietrich V, Di Persio S, Bhaskaran J, Stehling M, Cremers JF, Sandmann S, Varghese J, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Vaquerizas JM, Neuhaus N, Laurentino S
American Journal of Human Genetics, May 16, 2024
Link to the publication.Recessively inherited deficiency of secreted WFDC2 (HE4) causes nasal polyposis and bronchiectasis.
Dougherty GW, Ostrowski LE, Nöthe-Menchen T, Raidt J, Schramm A, Olbrich H, Yin W, Sears PR, Dang H, Smith AJ, Beule AG, Hjeij R, Rutjes N, Haarman EG, Maas SM, Ferkol TW, Noone PG, Olivier KN, Bracht DC, Barbry P, Zaragosi LE, Fierville M, Kliesch S, Wohlgemuth K, König J, George S, Loges NT, Ceppe A, Markovetz MR, Luo H, Guo T, Rizk H, Eldesoky T, Dahlke K, Boldt K, Ueffing M, Hill DB, Pang YP, Knowles MR, Zariwala MA, Omran H
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 16, 2024
Link to the publication.C19ORF84 connects piRNA and DNA methylation machineries to defend the mammalian germ line.
Zoch A, Konieczny G, Auchynnikava T, Stallmeyer B, Rotte N, Heep M, Berrens RV, Schito M, Kabayama Y, Schöpp T, Kliesch S, Houston B, Nagirnaja L, O'Bryan MK, Aston KI, Conrad DF, Rappsilber J, Allshire RC, Cook AG, Tüttelmann F, O'Carroll D
Molecular Cell, February 14, 2024
Link to the publication.Identification of two hidden clinical subgroups among men with idiopathic cryptozoospermia.
Schülke LC, Wistuba J, Nordhoff V, Behre HM, Cremers JF, Kliesch S, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N
Human Reproduction, February 14, 2024
Link to the publication.Heterozygous loss-of-function SMC3 variants are associated with variable growth and developmental features.
Ansari M, Faour KNW, Shimamura A, Grimes G, Kao EM, Denhoff ER, Blatnik A, Ben-Isvy D, Wang L, Helm BM, Firth H, Breman AM, Bijlsma EK, Iwata-Otsubo A, de Ravel TJL, Fusaro V, Fryer A, Nykamp K, Stühn LG, Haack TB, Korenke GC, Constantinou P, Bujakowska KM, Low KJ, Place E, Humberson J, Napier MP, Hoffman J, Juusola J, Deardorff MA, Shao W, Rockowitz S, Krantz I, Kaur M, Raible S, Dortenzio V, Kliesch S, Singer-Berk M, Groopman E, DiTroia S, Ballal S, Srivastava S, Rothfelder K, Biskup S, Rzasa J, Kerkhof J, McConkey H, Sadikovic B, Hilton S, Banka S, Tüttelmann F, Conrad DF, O'Donnell-Luria A, Talkowski ME, FitzPatrick DR, Boone PM
HGG Advances, January 30, 2024
Link to the publication.A report of two homozygous TERB1 protein-truncating variants in two unrelated women with primary infertility.
Yalcin Z, Liang M, Abdelrazek IM, Friedrich C, Bareke E, Nabil A, Tüttelmann F, Majewski J, Abdalla E, Tan SL, Slim R
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, January 26, 2024
Link to the publication.Human fertilization in vivo and in vitro requires the CatSper channel to initiate sperm hyperactivation.
Young S, Schiffer C, Wagner A, Patz J, Potapenko A, Herrmann L, Nordhoff V, Pock T, Krallmann C, Stallmeyer B, Röpke A, Kierzek M, Biagioni C, Wang T, Haalck L, Deuster D, Hansen JN, Wachten D, Risse B, Behre HM, Schlatt S, Kliesch S, Tüttelmann F, Brenker C, Strünker T
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, January 2, 2024
Link to the publication.2023
Cylicins are a structural component of the sperm calyx being indispensable for male fertility in mice and human.
Schneider S, Kovacevic A, Mayer M, Dicke AK, Arévalo L, Koser SA, Hansen JN, Young S, Brenker C, Kliesch S, Wachten D, Kirfel G, Strünker T, Tüttelmann F, Schorle H
eLife, November 28, 2023
Link to the publication.The conserved genetic program of male germ cells uncovers ancient regulators of human spermatogenesis.
Correia RB, Almeida JM, Wyrwoll MJ, Julca I, Sobral D, Shekhar Misra C, Guilgur LG, Schuppe HC, Silva N, Prudêncio P, Nóvoa A, Leocádio AS, Bom J, Mallo M, Kliesch S, Mutwil M, Rocha LM, Tüttelmann F, Becker JD, Navarro-Costa P
Preprint - bioRxiv, November 21, 2023
Link to the preprint.Deep Learning Predicts Therapy-Relevant Genetics in Acute Myeloid Leukemia from Pappenheim-stained Bone Marrow Smears.
Kockwelp J, Thiele S, Bartsch J, Haalck L, Gromoll J, Schlatt S, Exeler R, Bleckmann A, Lenz G, Wolf S, Steffen B, Berdel WE, Schliemann C, Risse B, Angenendt L
Blood Advances, November 15, 2023
Link to the publication.Pervasive relaxed selection on spermatogenesis genes coincident with the evolution of polygyny in gorillas.
Bowman JD, Silva N, Schüftan E, Almeida JM, Brattig-Correia R, Oliveira RA, Tüttelmann F, Enard D, Navarro-Costa P, Lynch VJ
Preprint - bioRxiv, October 30, 2023
Link to the preprint.The mitochondrial protein Sod2 is important for the migration, maintenance, and fitness of germ cells.
Tarbashevich K, Ermlich L, Wegner J, Pfeiffer J, Raz E
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, October 26, 2023
Link to the publication.Molecular defects in primary ciliary dyskinesia are associated with agenesis of the frontal and sphenoid paranasal sinuses and chronic rhinosinusitis.
Schramm A, Raidt J, Gross A, Böhmer M, Beule AG, Omran H
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, October 3, 2023
Link to the publication.Improved phenotypic classification of male infertility to promote discovery of genetic causes.
Wyrwoll MJ, van der Heijden GW, Krausz C, Aston KI, Kliesch S, McLachlan R, Ramos L, Conrad DF, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F
Nature Reviews Urology, September 18, 2023
Link to the publication.Male minipuberty in human and non-human primates: planting the seeds of future fertility.
Busch AS, Paturlanne JM, Neuhaus N, Wistuba J, Schlatt S, Juul A, Omran H
Reproduction, September 4, 2023
Link to the publication.Scrutinizing the human TEX genes in the context of human male infertility.
Sieper MH, Gaikwad AS, Fros M, Weber P, Di Persio S, Oud MS, Kliesch S, Neuhaus N, Stallmeyer B, Tüttelmann F, Wyrwoll MJ
Andrology, August 18, 2023
Link to the publication.Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.
Raidt J, Loges NT, Olbrich H, Wallmeier J, Pennekamp P, Omran H
La Presse Médicale, July 27, 2023
Link to the publication.OGRE: calculate, visualize, and analyze overlap between genomic input regions and public annotations.
Berres S, Gromoll J, Wöste M, Sandmann S, Laurentino S
BMC Bioinformatics, July 26, 2023
Link to the publication.Spatial organization and function of RNA molecules within phase-separated condensates in zebrafish are controlled by Dnd1.
Westerich KJ, Tarbashevich K, Schick J, Gupta A, Zhu M, Hull K, Romo D, Zeuschner D, Goudarzi M, Gross-Thebing T, Raz E
Developmental Cell, July 17, 2023
Link to the publication.Interplay of spermatogonial subpopulations during initial stages of spermatogenesis in adult primates.
Capponi C, Palazzoli M, Di Persio S, Fera S, Spadetta G, Franco G, Wistuba J, Schlatt S, Neuhaus N, de Rooij D, Vicini E
Development, May 24, 2023
Link to the publication.Bi-allelic variants in INSL3 and RXFP2 cause bilateral cryptorchidism and male infertility.
Dicke AK, Albrethsen J, Hoare BL, Wyrwoll MJ, Busch AS, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Bühlmann C, Juul A, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Bathgate RAD, Tüttelmann F, Stallmeyer B
Human Reproduction, May 19, 2023
Link to the publication.WWC2 expression in the testis: Implications for spermatogenesis and male fertility.
Höffken V, Di Persio S, Laurentino S, Wyrwoll MJ, Terwort N, Hermann A, Röpke A, Oud MS, Wistuba J, Kliesch S, Pavenstädt HJ, Tüttelmann F, Neuhaus N, Kremerskothen J
FASEB Journal, April 22, 2023
Link to the publication.DDX3Y is likely the key spermatogenic factor in the AZFa region that contributes to human non-obstructive azoospermia.
Dicke AK, Pilatz A, Wyrwoll MJ, Punab M, Ruckert C, Nagirnaja L, Aston KI, Conrad DF, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N, Fietz D, Laan M, Stallmeyer B, Tüttelmann F
Communications Biology, March 31, 2023
Link to the publication.Unexplained infertility is frequently caused by defective CatSper function preventing sperm from penetrating the egg coat.
Young S, Schiffer C, Wagner A, Patz J, Potapenko A, Herrmann L, Nordhoff V, Pock T, Krallmann C, Stallmeyer B, Röpke A, Kierzek M, Biagioni C, Wang T, Haalck L, Deuster D, Hansen JN, Wachten D, Risse B, Behre HM, Schlatt S, Kliesch S, Tüttelmann F, Brenker C, Strünker T
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Link to the preprint.HPLC fluorescence assay for measuring the activity of NAPE-PLD and the action of inhibitors affecting this enzyme.
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Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, March 22, 2023
Link to the publication.The second PI(3,5)P2 binding site in the S0 helix of KCNQ1 stabilizes PIP2-at the primary PI1 site with potential consequences on intermediate-to-open state transition.
Dellin M, Rohrbeck I, Asrani P, Schreiber JA, Ritter N, Glorius F, Wünsch B, Budde T, Temme L, Strünker T, Stallmeyer B, Tüttelmann F, Meuth SG, Spehr M, Matschke J, Steinbicker A, Gatsogiannis C, Stoll R, Strutz-Seebohm N, Seebohm G
Biological Chemistry, February 23, 2023
Link to the publication.Linking human Dead end 1 (DND1) variants to male infertility employing zebrafish embryos.
Westerich KJ, Reinecke S, Emich J, Wyrwoll MJ, Stallmeyer B, Meyer M, Oud MS, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Kliesch S, Reichman-Fried M, Tarbashevich K, Limon T, Stehling M, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F, Raz E
Human Reproduction, February 20, 2023
Link to the publication.Pathogenic gene variants in CCDC39, CCDC40, RSPH1, RSPH9, HYDIN, and SPEF2 cause defects of sperm flagella composition and male infertility.
Aprea I, Wilken A, Krallmann C, Nöthe-Menchen T, Olbrich H, Loges NT, Dougherty GW, Bracht D, Brenker C, Kliesch S, Strünker T, Tüttelmann F, Raidt J, Omran H
Frontiers in Genetics, February 17, 2023
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Sexual Development, February 6, 2023
Link to the publication.Pathogenic variants in CLXN encoding the Outer Dynein Arm Docking associated calcium-binding protein calaxin cause primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Hjeij R, Aprea I, Poeta M, Nöthe-Menchen T, Bracht D, Raidt J, Honecker BI, Dougherty GW, Olbrich H, Schwartz O, Keller U, Nüsse H, Diderich KEM, Vogelberg C, Santamaria F, Omran H
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Nagirnaja L, Lopes AM, Charng WL, Miller B, Stakaitis R, Golubickaite I, Stendahl A, Luan T, Friedrich C, Mahyari E, Fadial E, Kasak L, Vigh-Conrad K, Oud MS, Xavier MJ, Cheers SR, James ER, Guo J, Jenkins TG, Riera-Escamilla A, Barros A, Carvalho F, Fernandes S, Gonçalves J, Gurnett CA, Jørgensen N, Jezek D, Jungheim ES, Kliesch S, McLachlan RI, Omurtag KR, Pilatz A, Sandlow JI, Smith J, Eisenberg ML, Hotaling JM, Jarvi KA, Punab M, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Carrell DT, Krausz C, Laan M, O'Bryan MK, Schlegel PN, Tüttelmann F, Veltman JA, Almstrup K, Aston KI, Conrad DF
Nature Communications, December 26, 2022
Link to the publication.Functional assessment of DMRT1 variants and their pathogenicity for isolated male infertility.
Emich J, Gaikwad AS, Stallmeyer B, Fietz D, Schuppe HC, Oud MS, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Fertility and Sterility, December 24, 2022
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ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, December 2, 2022
Link to the publication.Transcriptome analyses in infertile men reveal germ cell-specific expression and splicing patterns.
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Human Reproduction, November 21, 2022
Link to the publication.Immune and spermatogenesis-related loci are involved in the development of extreme patterns of male infertility.
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Communications Biology, November 10, 2022
Link to the publication.The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans.
Wyrwoll MJ, Gaasbeek CM, Golubickaite I, Stakaitis R, Oud MS, Nagirnaja L, Dion C, Sindi EB, Leitch HG, Jayasena CN, Sironen A, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Stallmeyer B, Kliesch S, Grangeiro CHP, Araujo TF, Lasko P; Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative (GEMINI) consortium, D'Hauwers K, Smits RM, Ramos L, Xavier MJ, Conrad DF, Almstrup K, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F, van der Heijden GW
American Journal of Human Genetics, September 16, 2022
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Analytical Biochemistry, September 13, 2022
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American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, September 2022
Link to the publication.Analysis of copy number variation in men with non-obstructive azoospermia.
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ERJ Open Research, August 15, 2022
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European Urology, June 8, 2022
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Haematologica, April 1, 2022
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, March 19, 2022
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Human Reproduction Open, March 16, 2022
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Raidt J, Krenz H, Tebbe J, Große-Onnebrink J, Olbrich H, Loges NT, Biebach L, Schmalstieg C, Keßler C, Wallmeier J, Dworniczak B, Pennekamp P, Dugas M, Werner C, Omran H
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, February 23, 2022
Link to the publication.Effect of genetic variants of gonadotropins and their receptors on ovarian stimulation outcomes: a Delphi consensus.
Conforti A, Tüttelmann F, Alviggi C, Behre HM, Fischer R, Hu L, Polyzos NP, Chuderland D, Rama Raju GA, D'Hooghe T, Simoni M, Sunkara SK, Longobardi S
Frontiers in Endocrinology, February 1, 2022
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Current Opinion in Cell Biology, January 20, 2022
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Endocrinology, January 12, 2022
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Nature Communications, January 10, 2022
Preprint - bioRxiv, February 27, 2021
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Genome Research, January 5, 2022
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FSHB genotype identified as a relevant diagnostic parameter revealed by cluster analysis of men with idiopathic infertility.
Krenz H, Sansone A, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Schubert M
Frontiers in Endocrinology, December 21, 2021
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Krenz H, Sansone A, Fujarski M, Krallmann C, Zitzmann M, Dugas M, Kliesch S, Varghese J, Tüttelmann F, Gromoll J
Andrology, December 16, 2021
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Kierzek M, Deal PE, Miller EW, Mukherjee S, Wachten D, Baumann A, Kaupp UB, Strünker T, Brenker C
eLife, December 3, 2021
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Wyrwoll MJ, van Walree ES, Hamer G, Rotte N, Motazacker MM, Meijers-Heijboer H, Alders M, Meißner A, Kaminsky E, Wöste M, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Hunt TJ, Clark AT, Silber S, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C, van Pelt AMM, Mathijssen IB, Tüttelmann F
Human Reproduction, November 10, 2021
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PLoS One, October 15, 2021
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Sharma S, Sandhowe-Klaverkamp R, Wistuba J, Schlatt S
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, October 9, 2021
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Di Persio S, Tekath T, Siebert-Kuss LM, Cremers JF, Wistuba J, Li X, Meyer zu Hörste G, Drexler HCA, Wyrwoll MJ, Tüttelmann F, Dugas M, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Laurentino S, Neuhaus N
Cell Reports Medicine, September 9, 2021
Link to the publication.A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships.
Houston B, Riera-Escamilla A, Wyrwoll MJ, Salas-Huetos A, Xavier MJ, Nagirnaja L, Friedrich C, Conrad DF, Aston KI, Krausz C, Tüttelmann F, O'Bryan MK, Veltman JA, Oud MS
Human Reproduction Update, September 8, 2021
Preprint - medRxiv, May 4, 2021
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Rahban R, Rehfeld A, Schiffer C, Brenker C, Egeberg Palme DL, Wang T, Lorenz J, Almstrup K, Skakkebaek NE, Strünker T, Nef S
Human Reproduction, September 6, 2021
Link to the publication.Whole-genome methylation analysis of testicular germ cells from cryptozoospermic men points to recurrent and functionally relevant DNA methylation changes.
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Clinical Epigenetics, August 21, 2021
Link to the publication.The action of reproductive fluids and contained steroids, prostaglandins, and Zn 2+ on CatSper Ca 2+ channels in human sperm.
Jeschke JK, Biagioni C, Schierling T, Wagner IV, Börgel F, Schepmann D, Schüring A, Kulle AE, Holterhus PM, von Wolff M, Wünsch B, Nordhoff V, Strünker T, Brenker C
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, July 26, 2021
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American Journal of Human Genetics, July 1, 2021
Link to the publication.Can unlikely neanderthal chloride channel CLC-2 gene variants provide insights in modern human infertility?
Jeworutzki E, Tüttelmann F, Rothenberg I, Pusch M, Schreiber JA, Kliesch S, Wünsch B, Strutz-Seebohm N, Seebohm G
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, June 19, 2021
Link to the publication.Genetic counseling and diagnostic guidelines for couples with infertility and/or recurrent miscarriage.
Wyrwoll MJ, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Tüttelmann F
Medizinische Genetik, May 14, 2021
Link to the publication.TRIM71 deficiency causes germ cell loss during mouse embryogenesis and is associated with human male infertility.
Torres-Fernández LA, Emich J, Port Y, Mitschka S, Wöste M, Schneider S, Fietz D, Oud MS, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N, Kliesch S, Hölzel M, Schorle H, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F, Kolanus W
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, May 13, 2021
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Fertility and Sterility, May 8, 2021
Link to the publication.Variants in GCNA, X-linked germ-cell genome integrity gene, identified in men with primary spermatogenic failure.
Hardy J, Wyrwoll MJ, Mcfadden W, Malcher A, Rotte N, Pollock NC, Munyoki S, Veroli MV, Houston BJ, Xavier MJ, Kasak L, Punab M, Laan M, Kliesch S, Schlegel P, Jaffe T, Hwang K, Vukina J, GEMINI Consortium, Brieño-Enríquez MA, Orwig K, Yanowitz J, Buszczak M, Veltman JA, Oud M, Nagirnaja L, Olszewska M, O'Bryan MK, Conrad DF, Kurpisz M, Tüttelmann F, Yatsenko AN
Human Genetics, May 7, 2021
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Development, April 15, 2021
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Cell, April 15, 2021
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Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, April 3, 2021
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Link to the publication.Motility of efferent duct cilia aids passage of sperm cells through the male reproductive system.
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Human Genetics, November 19, 2020
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Galan S, Machnik N, Kruse K, Díaz N, Marti-Renom MA, Vaquerizas JM
Nature Genetics, October 19, 2020
Link to the publication.A novel xeno-organoid approach: exploring the crosstalk between human iPSC-derived PGC-like and rat testicular cells.
Mall EM, Rotte N, Yoon J, Sandhowe-Klaverkamp R, Röpke A, Wistuba J, Hübner K, Schöler HR, Schlatt S
Molecular Human Reproduction, October 13, 2020
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Raidt J, Brillault J, Brinkmann F, Jung A, Koerner-Rettberg C, Koitschev A, Linz-Keul H, Nüßlein T, Ringshausen FC, Röhmel J, Rosewich M, Werner C, Omran H
Pneumologie, September 25, 2020
Link to the publication.A germ cell‐specific ageing pattern in otherwise healthy men.
Laurentino S, Cremers J-F, Horsthemke B, Tüttelmann F, Czeloth K, Zitzmann M, Pohl E, Rahmann S, Schröder C, Berres S, Redmann K, Krallmann C, Schlatt S, Kliesch S, Gromoll J
Aging Cell, September 20, 2020
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Wang T, Young S, Tüttelmann F, Röpke A, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Zeng XH, Brenker C, Strünker T
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 18, 2020
Preprint - bioRxiv, February 11, 2020
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Wallmeier J, Nielsen KG, Kuehni CE, Lucas JS, Leigh MW, Zariwala MA, Omran H
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, September 17, 2020
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Wistuba J, Beumer C, Warmeling A-S, Sanhowe-Klaverkamp R, Stypmann J, Kuhlmann M, Holtmeier R, Damm OS, Tüttelmann F, Gromoll J
Scientific Reports, September 1, 2020
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Balbach M, Hamzeh H, Jikeli JF, Brenker C, Schiffer C, Hansen JN, Neugebauer P, Trötschel C, Jovine L, Han L, Florman HM, Kaupp UB, Strünker T, Wachten D
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, August 31, 2020
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Krenz H, Gromoll J, Darde T, Chalmel F, Dugas M, Tüttelmann F
Human Reproduction, August 6, 2020
Preprint - medRxiv, February 13, 2020
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Krausz C, Riera-Escamilla A, Moreno-Mendoza D, Holleman K, Cioppi F, Algaba F, Pybus M, Friedrich C, Wyrwoll MJ, Casamonti E, Pietroforte S, Nagirnaja L, Lopes AM, Kliesch S, Pilatz A, Carrell DT, Conrad DF, Ars E, Ruiz-Castañé, Aston KI, Baarends WM, Tüttelmann F
Genetics in Medicine, August 3, 2020
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Wyrwoll MJ, Temel SG, Nagirnaja L, Oud MS, Lopes AM, van der Heijden GW, Heald JS, Rotte N, Wistuba J, Wöste M, Ledig S, Krenz H, Smits RM, Carvalho F, Gonçalves J, Fietz D, Türgenç B, Ergören MC, Çetinkaya M, Başar M, Kahraman S, McEleny K, Xavier MJ, Turner H, Pilatz A, Röpke A, Dugas M, Kliesch S, Neuhaus N, GEMINI Consortium, Aston KI, Conrad DF, Vetlman JA, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
American Journal of Human Genetics, July 15, 2020
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Rassam Y, Gromoll J, Kliesch S, Schubert M
Urologia Internationalis, June 26, 2020
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Mincheva M, Wistuba J, Brenker C, Schlatt S
Scientific Reports, June 2, 2020
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C, May 20, 2020
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Pohl E, Muschal S, Kliesch S, Zitzmann M, Rohayem J, Gromoll J, Laurentino S
Aging and Disease, May 9, 2020
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Leitao E, Di Persio S, Laurentino S, Wöste M, Dugas M, Kliesch S, Neuhaus N, Horsthemke B
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BMC Bioinformatics, May 1, 2020
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Grimaldi C, Raz E
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, April 1, 2020
Link to the publication.The initial maturation status of marmoset testicular tissues has an impact on germ cell maintenance and somatic cell response in tissue fragment culture.
Heckmann L, Langenstroth-Röwer D, Wistuba J, Portela JMD, Pelt AMM, Redmann K, Stukenborg JB, Schlatt S, Neuhaus N
Molecular Human Reproduction, April 1, 2020
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Andrology, February 24, 2020
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Sansone A, Isidori AM, Kliesch S, Schlatt S
Endocrine, February 6, 2020
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Current Topics in Developmental Biology, February 5, 2020
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Schiffer C, Rieger S, Brenker C, Young S, Hamzeh H, Wachten D, Tüttelmann F, Röpke A, Kaupp U, Wang T, Wagner A, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Fallnich C, Strünker T
EMBO Journal, January 19, 2020
Link to the publication.Microfluidics in male reproduction: is ex vivo culture of primate testis tissue a future strategy for ART or toxicology research?
Sharma S, Venzac B, Burgers T, Le Gac S, Schlatt S
Molecular Human Reproduction, January 16, 2020
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Portela JMD, Heckmann L, Wistuba J, Sansone A, van Pelt AMM, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Neuhaus N
Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 14, 2020
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The X chromosome and male infertility.
Vockel M, Riera-Escamilla A, Tüttelmann F, Krausz C
Human Genetics, December 24, 2019
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Schilit SLP, Menon S, Friedrich C, Kammin T, Wilch E, Hanscom C, Jiang S, Kliesch S, Talkowski ME, Tüttelmann F, MacQueen AJ, Morton CC
American Journal of Human Genetics, December 19, 2019
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American Journal of Human Genetics, November 7, 2019
Link to the publication.Mutations in the stromal antigen 3 (STAG3) gene cause male infertility due to meiotic arrest.
van der Bijl N, Röpke A, Biswas U, Wöste M, Jessberger R, Kliesch S, Friedrich C, Tüttelmann F
Human Reproduction, November 4, 2019
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Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, October 22, 2019
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American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, September 20, 2019
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Fenz Araujo T, Friedrich C, Paiva Grangeiro CH, Martelli LR, Grzesiuk JG, Emich J, Wyrwoll MJ, Kliesch SK, Simões AL, Tüttelmann F
Andrology, September 8, 2019
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Laurentino S, Heckmann L, Di Persio S, Li X, Meyer Zu Hörste G, Wistuba J, Cremers JF, Gromoll J, Kliesch S, Schlatt S, Neuhaus N
Clinical Epigenetics, August 28, 2019
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Nature Communications, July 11, 2019
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Pohl E, Höffken V, Schlatt S, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Wistuba J
Andrology, June 27, 2019
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Sharma S, Schlatt S, Van Pelt A, Neuhaus N
PLoS One, June 21, 2019
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Sharma S, Wistuba J, Pock T, Schlatt S, Neuhaus N
Human Reproduction Update, April 5, 2019
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Neuhaus N, Schlatt S
Science, March 22, 2019
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Schubert M, Pérez Lanuza L, Gromoll J
Frontiers in Endocrinology, February 28, 2019
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Toth B, Baston-Büst DM, Behre HM, Bielfeld A, Bohlmann M, Bühling K, Dittrich R, Göoeckenjan M, Hancke K, Kliesch S, Köhn FM, Krüssel J, Kuon R, Liebenthron J, Nawroth F, Nordhoff V, Pinggera GM, Rogenhofer N, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Schuppe HC, Schüring A, Seifert-Klauss V, Strowitzki T, Tüttelmann F, Vomstein K, Wildt L, Wischmann T, Wunder D, Zschoke J
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, February 1, 2019
Link to the publication.Diagnosis and treatment before assisted reproducive treatments. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG - Part 1: Basic assessment of the woman.
Toth B, Baston-Büst DM, Behre HM, Bielfeld A, Bohlmann M, Bühling K, Dittrich R, Göoeckenjan M, Hancke K, Kliesch S, Köhn FM, Krüssel J, Kuon R, Liebenthron J, Nawroth F, Nordhoff V, Pinggera GM, Rogenhofer N, Rudnik-Schöneborn S, Schuppe HC, Schüring A, Seifert-Klauss V, Strowitzki T, Tüttelmann F, Vomstein K, Wildt L, Wischmann T, Wunder D, Zschoke J
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, February 1, 2019
Link to the publication.The ReproGenomics Viewer: a multi-omics and cross-species resource compatible with single-cell studies for the reproductive science community.
Darde TA, Lecluze E, Lardenois A, Stévant I, Alary N, Tüttelmann F, Collin O, Nef S, Jégou B, Rolland AD, Chalmel F
Bioinformatics, January 22, 2019
Link to the publication.The FSHB -211 G>T polymorphism as predictor for TESE success in patients with unexplained azoospermia.
Busch AS, Tüttelmann F, Cremers JF, Schubert M, Nordhoff V, Schüring AN, Zitzmann M, Gromoll JG, Kliesch S
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 21, 2019
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Recessive DNAH9 loss-of-function mutations cause laterality defects and subtle respiratory ciliary-beating defects.
Loges NT, Antony D, Maver A, Deardorff MA, Güleç EY, Gezdirici A, Nöthe-Menchen T, Höben IM, Jelten L, Frank D, Werner C, Tebbe J, Wu K, Goldmuntz E, Čuturilo G, Krock B, Ritter A, Hjeij R, Bakey Z, Pennekamp P, Dworniczak B, Brunner H, Peterlin B, Tanidir C, Olbrich H, Omran H, Schmidts M
American Journal of Human Genetics, December 6, 2018
Link to the publication.Synergistic activation of CatSper Ca2+ channels in human sperm by oviductal ligands and endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Brenker C, Rehfeld A, Schiffer C, Kierzek M, Kaupp UB, Skakkebæk NE, Strünker T
Human Reproduction, September 5, 2018
Link to the publication.Differentiation of testis xenografts in the prepubertal marmoset depends on the sex and status of the mouse host.
Sharma S, Sandhowe-Klaverkamp R, Schlatt S
Frontiers in Endocrinology, August 29, 2018
Link to the publication.Homozygous loss-of-function mutations in MNS1 cause laterality defects and likely male infertility.
Ta-Shma A, Hjeij R, Perles Z, Dougherty GW, Abu Zahira I, Letteboer SJF, Antony D, Darwish A, Mans DA, Spittler S, Edelbusch C, Cindrić, Nöthe-Menchen T, Olbrich H, Stuhlmann F, Aprea I, Pennekamp P, Loges NT, Breuer O, Shaag A, Rein AJJT, Gulec EY, Gezdirici A, Abitbul R, Elias N, Amirav I, Schmidts M, Roepman R, Elpeleg O, Omran H
PLoS Genetics, August 27, 2018
Link to the publication.The impact of FSH receptor polymorphism on time-to-pregnancy: a cross-sectional single-centre study.
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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, June 28, 2018
Link to the publication.A novel cross-species inhibitor to study the function of CatSper Ca2+ channels in sperm.
Rennhack A, Schiffer C, Brenker C, Fridman D, Nitao ET, Cheng YM, Tamburrino L, Balbach M, Stölting G, Berger TK, Kierzek M, Alvarez L, Wachten D, Zeng XH, Baldi E, Publicover S, Kaupp UB, Strünker T
British Journal of Pharmacology, May 3, 2018
Link to the publication.Mutations in C11orf70 cause primary ciliary dyskinesia with randomization of left/right body asymmetry due to defects of outer and inner dynein arms.
Höben IM, Hjeij R, Olbrich H, Dougherty GW, Nöthe-Menchen T, Aprea I, Frank D, Pennekamp P, Dworniczak B, Wallmeier J, Raidt J, Nielsen KG, Philipsen MC, Santamaria F, Venditto L, Amirav I, Mussaffi H, Prenzel F, Wu K, Bakey Z, Schmidts M, Loges NT, Omran H
American Journal of Human Genetics, May 3, 2018
Link to the publication.Disorders of spermatogenesis: perspectives for novel genetic diagnostics after 20 years of unchanged routine.
Tüttelmann F, Ruckert C, Röpke A
Medizinische Genetik, February 26, 2018
Link to the publication.Action of steroids and plant triterpenoids on CatSper Ca2+ channels in human sperm.
Brenker C, Schiffer C, Wagner IV, Tüttelmann F, Röpke F, Rennhack A, Kaupp UB and Strünker T
PNAS, January 5, 2018
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The vertebrate protein dead-end maintains primordial germ cell fate by inhibiting somatic differentiation.
Gross-Thebing T, Yigit S, Pfeiffer J, Reichman-Fried M, Bandemer J, Ruckert C, Rathmer C, Goudarzi M, Stehling M, Tarbashevich K, Seggewiss J, Raz E
Developmental Cell, December 18, 2017
Link to the publication.Is the FSHR 2039A>G variant associated with susceptibility to testicular germ cell cancer?
Bang AK, Busch AS, Almstrup K, Gromoll J, Kliesch S, Rajpert-De Meyts E, Skakkebaek NE, Juul A, Tüttelmann F, Jørgensen N
Andrology, November 27, 2017
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