Loss of cilia drives centriole clustering and elimination during mammalian spermatogenesis
Jun Jie Chen, Xiangyu Gong, Michael Mak, Feng‐Qian Li, Ken‐Ichi Takemaru
This study shows that cilia loss in male germ cells causes centriole clustering and elimination, leading to infertility, while zygotene cilia are not essential for meiotic processes.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology