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A single cell atlas of the mouse seminal vesicle

Sun, Fengyun
Desevin, Kathleen
Fu, Yu
Parameswaran, Shanmathi
Mayall, Jemma
Rinaldi, Vera
Krietenstein, Nils
Manukyan, Artür
Yin, Qiangzong
Galan, Carolina
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During mammalian reproduction, sperm are delivered to the female reproductive tract bathed in a complex medium known as seminal fluid, which plays key roles in signaling to the female reproductive tract and in nourishing sperm for their onwards journey. Along with minor contributions from the prostate and the epididymis, the majority of seminal fluid is produced by a somewhat understudied organ known as the seminal vesicle. Here, we report the first single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the mouse seminal vesicle, generated using tissues obtained from 23 mice of varying ages, exposed to a range of dietary challenges. We define the transcriptome of the secretory cells in this tissue, identifying a relatively homogeneous population of the epithelial cells which are responsible for producing the majority of seminal fluid. We also define the immune cell populations - including large populations of macrophages, dendritic cells, T cells, and NKT cells - which have the potential to play roles in producing the various immune mediators present in seminal plasma. Together, our data provide a resource for understanding the composition of an understudied reproductive tissue, with potential implications for paternal control of offspring development and metabolism.

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Sun F, Desevin K, Fu Y, Parameswaran S, Mayall J, Rinaldi V, Krietenstein N, Manukyan A, Yin Q, Galan C, Yang CH, Shindyapina AV, Gladyshev VN, Garber M, Schjenken JE, Rando OJ. A single cell atlas of the mouse seminal vesicle. G3 (Bethesda). 2025 Feb 28:jkaf045. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf045. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40036847.

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© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Genetics Society of America. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.