Gene mutations impede oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early embryonic development

C Fei, L Zhou - Bioessays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reproductive diseases are a long‐standing problem and have become more common in the
world. Currently, 15% of the world's population suffers from infertility, and half of them are …

Remodeling of maternal mRNA through poly (A) tail orchestrates human oocyte-to-embryo transition

Y Liu, H Zhao, F Shao, Y Zhang, H Nie… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Poly (A)-tail-mediated post-transcriptional regulation of maternal mRNAs is vital in
the oocyte-to-embryo transition (OET). Nothing is known about poly (A) tail dynamics during …

Epigenetic reprogramming during the maternal‐to‐zygotic transition

Y Chen, L Wang, F Guo, X Dai, X Zhang - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After fertilization, sperm and oocyte fused and gave rise to a zygote which is the beginning of
a new life. Then the embryonic development is monitored and regulated precisely from the …

[HTML][HTML] NLRP14 deficiency causes female infertility with oocyte maturation defects and early embryonic arrest by impairing cytoplasmic UHRF1 abundance

W Zhang, R Zhang, L Wu, C Zhu, C Zhang, C Xu… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Oocyte maturation is vital to attain full competence required for fertilization and
embryogenesis. NLRP14 is preferentially expressed in mammalian oocytes and early …

Mutations in OOEP and NLRP5 identified in infertile patients with early embryonic arrest

X Tong, J Jin, Z Hu, Y Zhang, HY Fan… - Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The subcortical maternal complex (SCMC), composed of several maternal‐effect genes, is
vital for the development of oocytes and early embryos. Variants of SCMC‐encoding genes …

Identification of nonfunctional PABPC1L causing oocyte maturation abnormalities and early embryonic arrest in female primary infertility

X Wang, R Zhou, X Lu, S Dai, M Liu, C Jiang… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oocyte maturation arrest, fertilization failure, and early embryonic arrest are important
causes of female infertility, whereas the genetic events that contribute to these processes …

The global phosphorylation landscape of mouse oocytes during meiotic maturation

H Sun, L Han, Y Guo, H An, B Wang, X Zhang… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Phosphorylation is a key post-translational modification regulating protein function and
biological outcomes. However, the phosphorylation dynamics orchestrating mammalian …

Novel PATL2 variants cause female infertility with oocyte maturation defect

H Hu, G Zhang, W Deng, T Wei, Z Feng, C Li… - Journal of Assisted …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Oocyte maturation defect (OOMD) is a rare cause of in vitro fertilization failure
characterized by the production of immature oocytes. Compound heterozygous or …

Biallelic variants in MOS cause large polar body in oocyte and human female infertility

YL Zhang, W Zheng, P Ren, J Jin, Z Hu… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION What is the genetic basis of female infertility involving abnormal oocyte
morphology with the production of a large first polar body (PB1)? SUMMARY ANSWER The …

Bi-allelic missense variants in MEI4 cause preimplantation embryonic arrest and female infertility

Z Pan, W Wang, L Wu, Z Yao, W Wang, Y Chen, H Gu… - Human Genetics, 2024 - Springer
Preimplantation embryonic arrest is an important pathogenesis of female infertility, but little
is known about the genetic factors behind this phenotype. MEI4 is an essential protein for …