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RNA sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays revealed that TCF3 protein regulated the transcription of several genes, including <jats:italic>WNT2B<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>TGFB3<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>CCN4<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>MEGF6<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>PODXL<\/jats:italic>, while PODXL silencing compromised the stem cell activity of SSCs. Moreover, the level of TCF3 protein was remarkably lower in patients with spermatogenesis failure when compared to individuals with obstructive azoospermia with normal spermatogenesis. Collectively, these results implicate that TCF3 modulates human SSC proliferation and apoptosis through PODXL. 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