Two distinct pathways of pregranulosa cell differentiation support follicle formation in the mouse ovary
W Niu, AC Spradling - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
We sequenced more than 52,500 single cells from embryonic day 11.5 (E11. 5)
postembryonic day 5 (P5) gonads and performed lineage tracing to analyze primordial …
postembryonic day 5 (P5) gonads and performed lineage tracing to analyze primordial …
[HTML][HTML] Regulation of meiotic prophase one in mammalian oocytes
X Wang, ME Pepling - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In female mammals, meiotic prophase one begins during fetal development. Oocytes
transition through the prophase one substages consisting of leptotene, zygotene, and …
transition through the prophase one substages consisting of leptotene, zygotene, and …
Mechanisms controlling germline cyst breakdown and primordial follicle formation
C Wang, B Zhou, G Xia - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2017 - Springer
In fetal females, oogonia proliferate immediately after sex determination. The progress of
mitosis in oogonia proceeds so rapidly that the incompletely divided cytoplasm of the sister …
mitosis in oogonia proceeds so rapidly that the incompletely divided cytoplasm of the sister …
FIGLA, LHX8 and SOHLH1 transcription factor networks regulate mouse oocyte growth and differentiation
Z Wang, CY Liu, Y Zhao, J Dean - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Germ-cell transcription factors control gene networks that regulate oocyte differentiation and
primordial follicle formation during early, postnatal mouse oogenesis. Taking advantage of …
primordial follicle formation during early, postnatal mouse oogenesis. Taking advantage of …
Estrogen receptors in granulosa cells govern meiotic resumption of pre-ovulatory oocytes in mammals
W Liu, Q Xin, X Wang, S Wang, H Wang, W Zhang… - Cell death & …, 2017 - nature.com
In mammals, oocytes are arrested at the diplotene stage of meiosis I until the pre-ovulatory
luteinizing hormone (LH) surge triggers meiotic resumption through the signals in follicular …
luteinizing hormone (LH) surge triggers meiotic resumption through the signals in follicular …
SRSF1 regulates primordial follicle formation and number determination during meiotic prophase I
L Sun, Z Lv, X Chen, C Wang, P Lv, L Yan, S Tian… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Ovarian folliculogenesis is a tightly regulated process leading to the formation
of functional oocytes and involving successive quality control mechanisms that monitor …
of functional oocytes and involving successive quality control mechanisms that monitor …
An important role of Pumilio 1 in regulating the development of the mammalian female germline
W Mak, C Fang, T Holden, MB Dratver… - Biology of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Pumilio/FBF (PUF) proteins are a highly conserved family of translational regulators. The
Drosophila PUF protein, Pumilio, is crucial for germline establishment and fertility. In …
Drosophila PUF protein, Pumilio, is crucial for germline establishment and fertility. In …
From sex determination to initial folliculogenesis in mammalian ovaries: morphogenetic waves along the anteroposterior and dorsoventral axes
H Suzuki, M Kanai-Azuma, Y Kanai - Sexual Development, 2015 - karger.com
Gonadal sex in most mammals is determined based on sex differentiation of the supporting
cell lineages. In mouse XY gonads, SRY induces SOX9 upregulation and subsequent FGF9 …
cell lineages. In mouse XY gonads, SRY induces SOX9 upregulation and subsequent FGF9 …
[HTML][HTML] Exposure to Zinc oxide nanoparticles during pregnancy induces oocyte DNA damage and affects ovarian reserve of mouse offspring
QY Zhai, W Ge, JJ Wang, XF Sun, JM Ma, JC Liu… - Aging (Albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) have been shown to have higher toxic effects likely due to
their ion-shedding ability and low solubility under neutral conditions. In order to investigate …
their ion-shedding ability and low solubility under neutral conditions. In order to investigate …
Asynchronous embryonic germ cell development leads to a heterogeneity of postnatal ovarian follicle activation and may influence the timing of puberty onset in mice
Y Dai, Y Bo, P Wang, X Xu, M Singh, L Jia, S Zhang… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Ovarian follicles, which are the basic units of female reproduction, are
composed of oocytes and surrounding somatic (pre) granulosa cells (GCs). A recent study …
composed of oocytes and surrounding somatic (pre) granulosa cells (GCs). A recent study …