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Shannon R Rainsford

Yale UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4176-4918Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Benjamin William WaltersiD· 2 shared Bluma J. LeschiD· 2 shared Aushaq Bashir MallaiD· 1 shared Dirk G. de RooijiD· 1 shared Kira Lynn MarshalliD· 1 shared Nicolas DiasiD· 1 shared Rachel A. HeueriD· 1 shared Shubhangini KatarukaiD· 1 shared

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ISWI chromatin remodeler SMARCA5 is essential for meiotic gene expression and male fertility in mammals

Shubhangini Kataruka, Aushaq Bashir Malla, Shannon R Rainsford, Benjamin William Walters, Rachel A. Heuer, Kira Lynn Marshall, Bluma J. Lesch

This study shows that SMARCA5 is essential for meiotic gene expression and male fertility by regulating chromatin accessibility during spermatogenesis.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 31, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

KDM6A/UTX promotes spermatogenic gene expression across generations but is dispensable for male fertility

Benjamin William Walters, Shannon R Rainsford, Nicolas Dias, Xiaofang Huang, Dirk G. de Rooij, Bluma J. Lesch

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2022 · PreprintGenetics