Global warming represents a major stressful environmental condition that compromises the
reproductive efficiency of animals and humans via a rise of body temperature above its …

Over the past few decades, accumulated evidence confirms that the global environment
conditions are changing rapidly. Urban industrialization, agriculture and globalization have …

Mitophagy is the process by which cells selectively remove supernumerary or damaged
mitochondria through autophagy, and is crucial for mitochondrial homeostasis and cell …

Heat stress (HS) is still the essential environmental agent influencing the poultry industry.
Research on HS in poultry has progressively acquired growing interest because of …

Climate change represents a significant environmental challenge to human welfare. One of
many negative impacts may be on animal reproduction. Elevated ambient temperature …

The sirtuin family, a group of NAD+-dependent class 3 histone deacetylases (HDACs), was
extensively studied initially as a group of longevity genes that are activated in caloric …

Although detrimental effects of heat stress on antral follicle development have been well
studied, long-term effects-affecting the preantral follicle pool–are still largely unknown. The …

The mitochondrial quality control system is crucial in maintaining cellular homeostasis
during environmental stress. Granulosa cells are the main cells secreting steroid hormones …

Dynamic epigenetic regulation is critical for proper oogenesis and early embryo
development. During oogenesis, fully grown germinal vesicle oocytes develop to mature …

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the selective autophagic degradation of mitochondria, termed
mitophagy, is critically regulated by the adapter protein Atg32. Despite our knowledge about …