2023
DOT1L promotes spermatid differentiation by regulating expression of genes required for histone-to-protamine replacement
Malla A, Rainsford S, Smith Z, Lesch B. DOT1L promotes spermatid differentiation by regulating expression of genes required for histone-to-protamine replacement. Development 2023, 150 PMID: 37082969, PMCID: PMC10259660, DOI: 10.1242/dev.201497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone replacementMale sterilityProtamine exchangeSpermatid differentiationHistone H3 lysine 79Chromatin remodeling factorsRNA polymerase IIH3 lysine 79Expression of genesMature sperm headSperm headPostmeiotic germ cellsHistone methyltransferase DOT1LPolymerase IILysine 79Embryonic lethalityRemodeling factorsProtamine transitionProtamine replacementTranscriptional dysregulationMethyltransferase DOT1LIndispensable regulatorDOT1LHistonesGerm cells
2020
Sperm Go to (Transcription) Extremes
Lesch BJ. Sperm Go to (Transcription) Extremes. Cell 2020, 180: 212-213. PMID: 31978338, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.033.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Parallel evolution of male germline epigenetic poising and somatic development in animals
Lesch BJ, Silber SJ, McCarrey JR, Page DC. Parallel evolution of male germline epigenetic poising and somatic development in animals. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 888-894. PMID: 27294618, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3591.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Chromatin-Dependent Role of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein FMRP in the DNA Damage Response
Alpatov R, Lesch BJ, Nakamoto-Kinoshita M, Blanco A, Chen S, Stützer A, Armache KJ, Simon MD, Xu C, Ali M, Murn J, Prisic S, Kutateladze TG, Vakoc CR, Min J, Kingston RE, Fischle W, Warren ST, Page DC, Shi Y. A Chromatin-Dependent Role of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein FMRP in the DNA Damage Response. Cell 2014, 157: 869-881. PMID: 24813610, PMCID: PMC4038154, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseMental retardation protein FMRPProtein FMRPFragile X syndromeDDR machineryDamage responseChromatin-binding proteinsTandem Tudor domainTranslation of proteinsX syndromeChromatin interfaceFMRP bindsTudor domainMeiotic chromosomesGenomic stabilityFMRPDevelopmental processesMouse spermatogenesisGametogenesisDependent mannerSynaptic functionMachineryProteinChromatinImportant role
2013
A set of genes critical to development is epigenetically poised in mouse germ cells from fetal stages through completion of meiosis
Lesch BJ, Dokshin GA, Young RA, McCarrey JR, Page DC. A set of genes critical to development is epigenetically poised in mouse germ cells from fetal stages through completion of meiosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 16061-16066. PMID: 24043772, PMCID: PMC3791702, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1315204110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSet of genesGerm cellsPostmeiotic male germ cellsGerm line nucleiSexual differentiationRNA-seq analysisFemale germ cellsSubset of genesEmbryonic stem cellsMale germ cellsRegulators of differentiationEnd of meiosisCompletion of meiosisMouse germ cellsTotipotent zygoteDifferentiated gametesMulticellular organismsGamete precursorsDevelopmental genesChIP-seqGerm lineGamete unionExtraembryonic tissuesMeiotic initiationPostmeiotic cells
2012
Genetics of germ cell development
Lesch BJ, Page DC. Genetics of germ cell development. Nature Reviews Genetics 2012, 13: 781-794. PMID: 23044825, DOI: 10.1038/nrg3294.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGerm cell developmentGerm cellsHaploid genomeMultiple speciesCell developmentPluripotent stem cell systemsRepressive chromatin configurationGerm cell identityRNA polymerase IIGerm cell biologyStem cell systemEarly germ cellsPolymerase IICell identityDiploid genomeChromatin configurationIndividual organismsCell biologyMitotic proliferationGenomeSame speciesDifferent speciesGermline precursorsLater stepsMeiosis