Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understo...Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understood.Here,we demonstrate in Nile tilapia that the Sox transcription factor family member Sox30 is specifically expressed in the testes and mainly localizes to spermatocytes and spermatids.CRISPR/Cas9-mediated sox30 mutation results in abnormal spermiogenesis,reduction of sperm motility,and male subfertility.Comparative transcriptome analysis shows that sox30 mutation alters the expression of genes involved in spermatogenesis.Further chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing(Ch IP-seq),Ch IP-PCR,and luciferase reporter assays revealed that Sox30 positively regulates the transcription of ift140 and ptprb,two genes involved in spermiogenesis,by directly binding to their promoters.Our data,taken together,indicate that Sox30 plays an essential role in Nile tilapia spermatogenesis by directly regulating the transcription of the spermiogenesis-related genes ift140 and ptprb.展开更多
Simultaneously realizing the optical and electrical properties of organic materials is always challenging.Herein,a convenient and promising strategy for designing organic materials with integrated optoelectronic prope...Simultaneously realizing the optical and electrical properties of organic materials is always challenging.Herein,a convenient and promising strategy for designing organic materials with integrated optoelectronic properties based on cocrystal engineering has been put forward.By selecting the fluorene(Flu)and the 7,7′,8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane(TCNQ)as functional constituents,the Flu-TCNQ cocrystal prepared shows deep red emission at 702 nm,which is comparable to the commercialized red quantum dot.The highest electron mobility of organic field-effect transistor(OFET)based on Flu-TCNQ is 0.32 cm^(2)V^(−1)s^(−1).Spectroscopic analysis indicates that the intermolecular driving force contributing to the co-assembly of Flu-TCNQ is mainly charge transfer(CT)interaction,which leads to its different optoelectronic properties from constituents.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772831 and 31302170, 31861123001)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD0900202)
文摘Spermatogenesis is a complex process in which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate and develop into mature spermatozoa.The transcriptional regulatory network involved in fish spermatogenesis remains poorly understood.Here,we demonstrate in Nile tilapia that the Sox transcription factor family member Sox30 is specifically expressed in the testes and mainly localizes to spermatocytes and spermatids.CRISPR/Cas9-mediated sox30 mutation results in abnormal spermiogenesis,reduction of sperm motility,and male subfertility.Comparative transcriptome analysis shows that sox30 mutation alters the expression of genes involved in spermatogenesis.Further chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by high-throughput sequencing(Ch IP-seq),Ch IP-PCR,and luciferase reporter assays revealed that Sox30 positively regulates the transcription of ift140 and ptprb,two genes involved in spermiogenesis,by directly binding to their promoters.Our data,taken together,indicate that Sox30 plays an essential role in Nile tilapia spermatogenesis by directly regulating the transcription of the spermiogenesis-related genes ift140 and ptprb.
基金The authors acknowledge financial support from the National Key R&D Program(No.2017YFA0204503)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.21875158,51733004,and 91833306)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City(No.20JCJQJC00300).
文摘Simultaneously realizing the optical and electrical properties of organic materials is always challenging.Herein,a convenient and promising strategy for designing organic materials with integrated optoelectronic properties based on cocrystal engineering has been put forward.By selecting the fluorene(Flu)and the 7,7′,8,8′-tetracyanoquinodimethane(TCNQ)as functional constituents,the Flu-TCNQ cocrystal prepared shows deep red emission at 702 nm,which is comparable to the commercialized red quantum dot.The highest electron mobility of organic field-effect transistor(OFET)based on Flu-TCNQ is 0.32 cm^(2)V^(−1)s^(−1).Spectroscopic analysis indicates that the intermolecular driving force contributing to the co-assembly of Flu-TCNQ is mainly charge transfer(CT)interaction,which leads to its different optoelectronic properties from constituents.
