[HTML][HTML] Stella modulates transcriptional and endogenous retrovirus programs during maternal-to-zygotic transition

Y Huang, JK Kim, DV Do, C Lee, CA Penfold, JJ Zylicz… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
The maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) marks the period when the embryonic genome is
activated and acquires control of development. Maternally inherited factors play a key role in …

[HTML][HTML] Maternally contributed folate receptor 1 is expressed in ovarian follicles and contributes to preimplantation development

T Strandgaard, S Foder, A Heuck, E Ernst… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Folates have been shown to play a crucial role for proper development of the embryo as
folate deficiency has been associated with reduced developmental capacity such as …

Maternally contributed Nlrp9b expressed in human and mouse ovarian follicles contributes to early murine preimplantation development

M Amoushahi, LL Steffensen, A Galieva… - Journal of Assisted …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study is to investigate presence and role of the gene encoding the
maternally contributed nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)–like receptors with …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine histone secretion likely fosters early embryo development so efforts to mitigate histone cytotoxicity should be cautious

LJ Van Winkle - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The possible benefits of mitigating extracellular histone cytotoxicity have been outlined for
the reproductive tract and other organs (eg, Simon et al., 2013; Galuska et al., 2017; …