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Spermatogenic cells do not require estrogen receptor-alpha for development or function.

Estrogen receptors alpha (ERalpha) and beta (ERbeta) are ligand-dependent transcription factors and members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily encoded by separate genes. Male mice homozygous for a mutation in the gene encoding ERalpha are infertile. To determine whether germ cells or somatic cells require ERalpha, germ cells were transplanted from donor males homozygous for the mutation (ERalpha-/-) to testes of wild-type (ERalpha+/+) recipient mice depleted of germ cells. The recipients served as "surrogate fathers" for the infertile ERalpha-/- males. When mated to wild-type females, the recipients sired offspring heterozygous for the mutation (ERalpha+/-) and carrying the coat-color marker of the ERalpha-/- donor mice. These studies show that male germ cells do not require ERalpha for development or to function in fertilization, and imply that male ERalpha-/- mice are infertile due to disruption of estrogen action within somatic cells of the male reproductive system.