Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

RANKL regulates male reproductive function

  • Martin Blomberg Jensen,
  • Christine Hjorth Andreassen,
  • Anne Jørgensen,
  • John Erik Nielsen,
  • Li Juel Mortensen,
  • Ida Marie Boisen,
  • Peter Schwarz,
  • Jorma Toppari,
  • Roland Baron,
  • Beate Lanske,
  • Anders Juul

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22734-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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There are few treatments for male infertility. Here, the authors show that the receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) signalling pathway has important functions in sperm production and maturation, improves fertility in male mice and shows potential as a male infertility target.