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Recognising that activin A levels are elevated in many pathophysiological conditions, this study investigates effects of this growth factor on the niche that determines spermatogonial fate. Although activin A can promote differentiation of isolated spermatogonia\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    , its impacts on SSC and spermatogonial function\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    are unknown. To assess this, we examined testes of\n                    <jats:italic>Inha<\/jats:italic>\n                    KO mice, which feature elevated activin A levels and bioactivity, and develop gonadal stromal cell tumours as adults. The GFRA1+ SSC-enriched population was more abundant and proliferative in\n                    <jats:italic>Inha<\/jats:italic>\n                    KO compared to wildtype controls, suggesting that chronic elevation of activin A promotes a niche which supports SSC self-renewal. Intriguingly, clusters of GFRA1+\/EOMES+\/LIN28A\u2013 cells, resembling a primitive SSC subset, were frequently observed in tubules adjacent to tumour regions. Transcriptional analyses of\n                    <jats:italic>Inha<\/jats:italic>\n                    KO tumours, tubules adjacent to tumours, and tubules distant from tumour regions revealed disrupted gene expression in each KO group increased in parallel with tumour proximity. Modest transcriptional changes were documented in\n                    <jats:italic>Inha<\/jats:italic>\n                    KO tubules with complete spermatogenesis. Importantly, tumours displaying upregulation of activin responsive genes were also enriched for factors that promote SSC self-renewal, including\n                    <jats:italic>Gdnf<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Igf1<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Fgf2<\/jats:italic>\n                    , indicating the tumours generate a supportive microenvironment for SSCs. Tumour cells featured some characteristics of adult Sertoli cells but lacked consistent SOX9 expression and exhibited an enhanced steroidogenic phenotype, which could arise from maintenance or acquisition of a fetal cell identity or acquisition of another somatic phenotype. Tumour regions were also heavily infiltrated with endothelial, peritubular myoid and immune cells, which may contribute to adjacent SSC support. Our data show for the first time that chronically elevated activin A affects SSC fate\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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