Targeting the retinoid signaling pathway with YCT-529 for effective and reversible oral contraception in mice and primates

Abstract Background The retinoic acid receptor alpha (Rarα) has been validated as a male contraceptive target by genetic knockouts resulting in male sterility. The effects on spermatogenesis in the absence of RARα resemble the loss of RAR signaling in vitamin A deficiency, and the mice are otherwise...

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Main Authors: Nadja Mannowetz, Sanny S. W. Chung, Soma Maitra, Md Abdullah Al Noman, Henry L. Wong, Narsihmulu Cheryala, Akash Bakshi, Debra J. Wolgemuth, Gunda I. Georg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00752-7
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