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h-index: 36
Works: 98
Citations: 5,764

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PIAS Proteins Modulate Transcription Factors by Functioning as SUMO-1 Ligases
N. Kotaja, U. Karvonen, O. Jänne, J. Palvimo
2002Molecular and Cellular Biology459 citations Open access
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The chromatoid body of male germ cells: similarity with processing bodies and presence of Dicer and microRNA pathway components.
N. Kotaja, S. Bhattacharyya, Lukasz Jaskiewicz, S. Kimmins +3 more
2006Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America353 citations Open access
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Opinion: The chromatoid body: a germ-cell-specific RNA-processing centre
N. Kotaja, P. Sassone-Corsi
2007Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology291 citations
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MicroRNAs and spermatogenesis.
N. Kotaja
2014Fertility and Sterility249 citations Open access
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piRNA-directed cleavage of meiotic transcripts regulates spermatogenesis
Wee Siong Sho Goh, I. Falciatori, Oliver H. Tam, R. Burgess +4 more
2015Genes & Development246 citations Open access
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Polar nuclear localization of H1T2, a histone H1 variant, required for spermatid elongation and DNA condensation during spermiogenesis.
Igor Martianov, S. Brancorsini, R. Catena, A. Gansmuller +4 more
2005Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America232 citations Open access
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Preparation, isolation and characterization of stage-specific spermatogenic cells for cellular and molecular analysis
N. Kotaja, S. Kimmins, S. Brancorsini, D. Hentsch +4 more
2004Nature Methods202 citations
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PIAS proteins promote SUMO-1 conjugation to STAT1.
D. Ungureanu, Sari Vanhatupa, N. Kotaja, Jie Yang +4 more
2003Blood183 citations Open access
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Differential functions of the Aurora-B and Aurora-C kinases in mammalian spermatogenesis.
S. Kimmins, C. Crosio, N. Kotaja, J. Hirayama +5 more
2007Molecular Endocrinology182 citations Open access
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Testis-specific transcription mechanisms promoting male germ-cell differentiation.
S. Kimmins, N. Kotaja, I. Davidson, P. Sassone-Corsi
2004Reproduction172 citations
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Dicer Is Required for Haploid Male Germ Cell Differentiation in Mice
H. Korhonen, O. Meikar, R. Yadav, Marilena D. Papaioannou +6 more
2011PLoS ONE160 citations Open access
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ARIP3 (androgen receptor-interacting protein 3) and other PIAS (protein inhibitor of activated STAT) proteins differ in their ability to modulate steroid receptor-dependent transcriptional activation.
N. Kotaja, S. Aittomäki, Olli Silvennoinen, J. Palvimo +1 more
2000Molecular Endocrinology159 citations Open access
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Chromatoid body and small RNAs in male germ cells.
O. Meikar, Matteo Da Ros, H. Korhonen, N. Kotaja
2011Reproduction156 citations Open access
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Inhibition of androgen receptor (AR) function by the reproductive orphan nuclear receptor DAX-1.
E. Holter, N. Kotaja, S. Mäkelä, L. Strauss +5 more
2002Molecular Endocrinology150 citations Open access
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Dicer1 Depletion in Male Germ Cells Leads to Infertility Due to Cumulative Meiotic and Spermiogenic Defects
Yannick Romero, O. Meikar, Marilena D. Papaioannou, B. Conne +8 more
2011PLoS ONE148 citations Open access
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The Nuclear Receptor Interaction Domain of GRIP1 Is Modulated by Covalent Attachment of SUMO-1*
N. Kotaja, U. Karvonen, O. Jänne, J. Palvimo
2002Journal of Biological Chemistry144 citations Open access
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Interplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells
N. Kotaja, Hai-Fan Lin, M. Parvinen, P. Sassone-Corsi
2006Journal of Cell Science135 citations
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Small RNAs in spermatogenesis.
R. Yadav, N. Kotaja
2014Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology129 citations
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Transcriptome Profiling of the Murine Testis during the First Wave of Spermatogenesis
A. Laiho, N. Kotaja, A. Gyenesei, A. Sironen
2013PLoS ONE128 citations Open access
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Loss of SPEF2 Function in Mice Results in Spermatogenesis Defects and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia1
A. Sironen, N. Kotaja, H. Mulhern, T. Wyatt +5 more
2011Biology of Reproduction125 citations Open access
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An atlas of chromatoid body components
O. Meikar, Vasily V. Vagin, F. Chalmel, Karin Sõstar +8 more
2014RNA: A publication of the RNA Society115 citations Open access
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KIF3A is essential for sperm tail formation and manchette function.
Mari S Lehti, N. Kotaja, A. Sironen
2013Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology107 citations Open access
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Promoter ChIP-chip analysis in mouse testis reveals Y chromosome occupancy by HSF2
M. Åkerfelt, Eva Henriksson, A. Laiho, Anniina Vihervaara +3 more
2008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America89 citations Open access
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Androgen-receptor-interacting nuclear proteins.
O. Jänne, A. Moilanen, H. Poukka, N. Rouleau +4 more
2000Biochemical Society Transactions89 citations
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miR-18 , a member of Oncomir-1 , targets heat shock transcription factor 2 in spermatogenesis
J. Björk, Anton Sandqvist, A. Elsing, N. Kotaja +1 more
89 citations
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Abnormal sperm in mice with targeted deletion of the act (activator of cAMP-responsive element modulator in testis) gene.
N. Kotaja, D. De Cesare, Betina Macho, L. Monaco +5 more
2004Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America87 citations Open access
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Expression of SPEF2 During Mouse Spermatogenesis and Identification of IFT20 as an Interacting Protein1
A. Sironen, J. Hansen, B. Thomsen, M. Andersson +3 more
2010Biology of Reproduction85 citations Open access
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Germ Cell-Specific Targeting of DICER or DGCR8 Reveals a Novel Role for Endo-siRNAs in the Progression of Mammalian Spermatogenesis and Male Fertility
Céline Zimmermann, Yannick Romero, Maria Warnefors, Adem Bilican +5 more
2014PLoS ONE75 citations Open access
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Androgen Receptor-interacting Protein 3 and Other PIAS Proteins Cooperate with Glucocorticoid Receptor-interacting Protein 1 in Steroid Receptor-dependent Signaling*
N. Kotaja, M. Vihinen, J. Palvimo, O. Jänne
2002Journal of Biological Chemistry72 citations Open access
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SPEF2 functions in microtubule-mediated transport in elongating spermatids to ensure proper male germ cell differentiation
Mari S Lehti, Fu-Ping Zhang, N. Kotaja, A. Sironen
2017Development60 citations
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Germ granule-mediated RNA regulation in male germ cells.
Tiina Lehtiniemi, N. Kotaja
2018Reproduction59 citations Open access
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Microtubule-independent and Protein Kinase A-mediated Function of Kinesin KIF17b Controls the Intracellular Transport of Activator of CREM in Testis (ACT)*
N. Kotaja, Betina Macho, P. Sassone-Corsi
2005Journal of Biological Chemistry48 citations Open access
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miR-18, a member of Oncomir-1, targets heat shock transcription factor 2 in spermatogenesis
J. Björk, Anton Sandqvist, A. Elsing, N. Kotaja +1 more
2010Development45 citations
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Accumulation of piRNAs in the chromatoid bodies purified by a novel isolation protocol.
O. Meikar, Matteo Da Ros, H. Liljenbäck, J. Toppari +1 more
2010Experimental Cell Research44 citations
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Single-Cell Proteomics Reveals the Defined Heterogeneity of Resident Macrophages in White Adipose Tissue
Inês Félix, Heli Jokela, Joonas Karhula, N. Kotaja +3 more
2021Frontiers in Immunology37 citations Open access
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Epigenetic regulation of male germ cell differentiation.
O. Meikar, Matteo Da Ros, N. Kotaja
2013Sub-cellular biochemistry36 citations
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microRNA in Human Reproduction.
I. Eisenberg, N. Kotaja, D. Goldman-Wohl, T. Imbar
2015Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology34 citations
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Specialized rules of gene transcription in male germ cells: the CREM paradigm.
L. Monaco, N. Kotaja, G. Fienga, K. Hogeveen +5 more
2004International Journal of Andrology31 citations Open access
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Enrichment of Pachytene Spermatocytes and Spermatids from Mouse Testes Using Standard Laboratory Equipment.
Matteo Da Ros, Tiina Lehtiniemi, Opeyemi Olotu, O. Meikar +1 more
2019Journal of Visualized Experiments29 citations Open access
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Cilia-related protein SPEF2 regulates osteoblast differentiation
Mari S Lehti, Henna Henriksson, Petri Rummukainen, Fan Wang +5 more
2018Scientific Reports28 citations Open access
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DICER Regulates the Formation and Maintenance of Cell-Cell Junctions in the Mouse Seminiferous Epithelium1
H. Korhonen, R. Yadav, Matteo Da Ros, F. Chalmel +4 more
2015Biology of Reproduction26 citations Open access
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DICER regulates the expression of major satellite repeat transcripts and meiotic chromosome segregation during spermatogenesis
R. Yadav, Juho-Antti Mäkelä, Hanna Hyssälä, Sheyla Cisneros-Montalvo +1 more
2020Nucleic Acids Research25 citations Open access
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Retinoblastoma protein (RB) interacts with E2F3 to control terminal differentiation of Sertoli cells
Emmi Rotgers, A. Rivero-Müller, M. Nurmio, M. Parvinen +5 more
2014Cell Death and Disease25 citations Open access
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A specific programme of gene transcription in male germ cells.
S. Kimmins, N. Kotaja, G. Fienga, U. Kolthur +4 more
2004Reproductive Biomedicine Online25 citations
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Plzf pushes stem cells
N. Kotaja, P. Sassone-Corsi
2004Nature Genetics25 citations
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Hydroxysteroid (17β) dehydrogenase 1 expressed by Sertoli cells contributes to steroid synthesis and is required for male fertility
J. Hakkarainen, Fu-Ping Zhang, Heli Jokela, A. Mayerhofer +8 more
2018The FASEB Journal24 citations
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FLI-1 Functionally Interacts with PIASxα, a Member of the PIAS E3 SUMO Ligase Family*
E. van den Akker, Sabine Ano, Hsiu-Ming Shih, Ling-Chi Wang +6 more
2005Journal of Biological Chemistry24 citations Open access
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Lack of androgen receptor SUMOylation results in male infertility due to epididymal dysfunction
Fu-Ping Zhang, M. Malinen, A. Mehmood, Tiina Lehtiniemi +10 more
2019Nature Communications23 citations Open access
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Exonuclease Domain-Containing 1 Enhances MIWI2 piRNA Biogenesis via Its Interaction with TDRD12.
Radha Raman Pandey, D. Homolka, Opeyemi Olotu, R. Sachidanandam +2 more
2018Cell Reports23 citations Open access
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The RNA Binding Protein SAM68 Transiently Localizes in the Chromatoid Body of Male Germ Cells and Influences Expression of Select MicroRNAs
V. Messina, O. Meikar, M. Paronetto, Sara Calabretta +3 more
2012PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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