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Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 06 October 2025

Sec. Molecular and Cellular Reproduction

Volume 13 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2025.1710695

This article is part of the Research TopicEditors’ Showcase 2025: Insights in Molecular and Cellular ReproductionView all 7 articles

Correction: Cracking the code: how piRNA pathway shapes spermatogenesis and combats male infertility

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  1. Cracking the code: how piRNA pathway shapes spermatogenesis and combats male infertility

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Zhidan Hong,,&#x;Zhidan Hong1,2,3†Sihan Huang,&#x;Sihan Huang1,4†Li Li&#x;Li Li1†Ying Gao,&#x;Ying Gao1,4†Binyu Ma,Binyu Ma1,4Qigang Fan,Qigang Fan1,4Yuanzhen Zhang,, Yuanzhen Zhang1,2,3*Mei Wang,, Mei Wang1,2,3*
  • 1Center for Reproductive Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • 2Clinical Medicine Research Center of Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Health in Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • 3Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Reproductive Science and Birth Health, Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • 4Second Clinical Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

A Correction on
Cracking the code: how piRNA pathway shapes spermatogenesis and combats male infertility

by Hong Z, Huang S, Li L, Gao Y, Ma B, Fan Q, Zhang Y and Wang M (2025). Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 13:1657744. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1657744

Author Li Li was erroneously omitted as equal contributing author.

The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: PIWI proteins, spermatogenesis, male infertility, transposable elements, epigenetic regulation, piRNA biomarkers

Citation: Hong Z, Huang S, Li L, Gao Y, Ma B, Fan Q, Zhang Y and Wang M (2025) Correction: Cracking the code: how piRNA pathway shapes spermatogenesis and combats male infertility. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 13:1710695. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2025.1710695

Received: 22 September 2025; Accepted: 26 September 2025;
Published: 06 October 2025.

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*Correspondence: Mei Wang, d2FuZ21laTE5OTBAd2h1LmVkdS5jbg==; Yuanzhen Zhang, emhhbmd5dWFuemhlbkB3aHUuZWR1LmNu

†These authors have contributed equally to this work

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.