Sperm RNA landscape during sexual maturation in Duroc boars
Our study reveals coordinated transcriptomic shifts in boar sperm during sexual maturation. Most genes show increased RNA abundance at 10 months of age, with enrichment in terms of reproductive development. Several miRNAs appear to regulate these changes through targeted mRNA interactions. These findings expand our understanding of the biological processes underlying sexual maturation in pigs.
Authors
- Elisabeth Kommisrud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5867-4815)
- Gregor D. Gilfillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-0134)
- Adnan Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-871X)
- Urszula Berge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-4963)
- Soudabeh Rouzbehani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9657-6789)
- Maren Van Son
- Anne Hege Alm-Kristiansen
- Asmita Shrestha
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Inland Norway (NO)
- Department of Embryology (US)
- Norsvin (Norway) (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12490-0
- Primary Topic
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00