Mitochondria in early development: linking the microenvironment, metabolism and the epigenome

AJ Harvey - Reproduction, 2019 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Mitochondria, originally of bacterial origin, are highly dynamic organelles that have evolved
a symbiotic relationship within eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria undergo dynamic, stage …

Methionine is a metabolic dependency of tumor-initiating cells

Z Wang, LY Yip, JHJ Lee, Z Wu, HY Chew… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding cellular metabolism holds immense potential for developing new classes of
therapeutics that target metabolic pathways in cancer. Metabolic pathways are altered in …

Methylation of structured RNA by the m6A writer METTL16 is essential for mouse embryonic development

M Mendel, KM Chen, D Homolka, P Gos, RR Pandey… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Internal modification of RNAs with N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is a highly conserved
means of gene expression control. While the METTL3/METTL14 heterodimer adds this mark …

Secretory proteomic responses of endometrial epithelial cells to trophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles

S Muhandiram, K Dissanayake, T Orro… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synchronized crosstalk between the embryo and endometrium during the periconception
period is integral to pregnancy establishment. Increasing evidence suggests that the …

Methionine adenosyltransferase 2A regulates mouse zygotic genome activation and morula to blastocyst transition

H Sun, J Kang, J Su, J Zhang, L Zhang… - Biology of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Methionine adenosyltransferase II (MAT2A) is essential to the synthesis of S-
adenosylmethionine, a major methyl donor, from L-methionine and ATP. Upon fertilization …

Interspecific variation in one-carbon metabolism within the ovarian follicle, oocyte, and preimplantation embryo: consequences for epigenetic programming of DNA …

CE Clare, V Pestinger, WY Kwong, DAR Tutt… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
One-carbon (1C) metabolism provides methyl groups for the synthesis and/or methylation of
purines and pyrimidines, biogenic amines, proteins, and phospholipids. Our understanding …

Environmentally relevant concentrations of carbamazepine induce liver histopathological changes and a gender-specific response in hepatic proteome of Chinese …

S Yan, M Wang, X Liang, CJ Martyniuk, J Zha… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
To assess hepatotoxicity and to determine the underlying mechanisms of carbamazepine
(CBZ) toxicity in fish, histopathology and the liver proteome were examined after Chinese …

CBS and MAT2A improve methionine‐mediated DNA synthesis through SAMTOR/mTORC1/S6K1/CAD pathway during embryo implantation

S Cai, Q Ye, X Zeng, G Yang, C Ye, M Chen… - Cell …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Early pregnancy loss is a major clinical concern in animal and human
reproduction, which is largely influenced by embryo implantation. The importance of …

Long‐term culture of undifferentiated spermatogonia isolated from immature and adult bovine testes

Suyatno, Y Kitamura, S Ikeda, N Minami… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Undifferentiated spermatogonia eventually differentiate in the testis to produce haploid
sperm. Within this cell population, there is a small number of spermatogonial stem cells …

Ddit3 regulates key enzymes in the methionine cycle and flux during embryonic development

S Cai, S Quan, G Yang, X Zeng, X Wang, C Ye… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
One-carbon metabolism is a key metabolic network that integrates nutritional signals with
embryonic development. However, the response of one-carbon metabolism to methionine …