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Germ Cell Maintenance

Germ Cell Maintenance is a biological process that ensures the sustained functionality, survival, and regulatory integrity of germline stem cells through precise molecular and cellular mechanisms governing self-renewal, genomic stability, and developmental potential.

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681

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2017–2026

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Publications

506

The disordered P granule protein LAF-1 drives phase separation into droplets with tunable viscosity and dynamics

Shana Elbaum‐Garfinkle, Younghoon Kim, Krzysztof Szczepaniak et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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A Role for Piwi and piRNAs in Germ Cell Maintenance and Transposon Silencing in Zebrafish

Saskia Houwing, Leonie M. Kamminga, Eugène Berezikov et al. · Cell · 2007 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Plzf is required in adult male germ cells for stem cell self-renewal

F. William Buaas, Andrew L. Kirsh, Manju Sharma et al. · Nature Genetics · 2004 · 896 citations

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A molecular programme for the specification of germ cell fate in mice

Mitinori Saitou, Sheila C. Barton, M. Azim Surani · Nature · 2002 · 884 citations

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<i>Mili</i>, a mammalian member of<i>piwi</i>family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis

Satomi Kuramochi‐Miyagawa, Tohru Kimura, Takashi W. Ijiri et al. · Development · 2004 · 772 citations

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Authors

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  1. TX
    Ting Xie

    Stowers Institute for Medical Research, United States

    11 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. YY
    Yukiko Yamashita

    University of Michigan, United States

    9 publications · 451 citations

    9

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  3. RM
    Robin M. Hobbs

    Monash University, Australia

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

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  4. HL
    Haifan Lin

    Yale University, United States

    7 publications · 2K citations

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  5. MT
    Margaret T. Fuller

    Stanford University, United States

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

681

  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    27 h-index

    81 publications

    12.1K citations

  2. Stowers Institute for Medical Research

    Kansas City, United States

    14 h-index

    110 publications

    7.6K citations

  3. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    13 h-index

    59 publications

    11.9K citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    5.3K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    3.9K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    71 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    2.7K citations

  8. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    4.2K citations

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  1. Development

    39 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. Developmental Biology

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 18 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    19 publications · 947 citations

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  5. Biology of Reproduction

    17 publications · 1.3K citations

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