Noncanonical inheritance of phenotypic information by protein amyloids

M Eroglu, T Zocher, J McAuley, R Webster… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
All known heritable phenotypic information in animals is transmitted by direct inheritance of
nucleic acids, their covalent modifications or histone modifications that modulate expression …

The idiosyncrasies of oocytes

JW Pek - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Animal oocytes face extreme challenges. They remain dormant in the body for long periods
of time. To support offspring development and health, they need to store genetic material …

Autophagy in reproduction and pregnancy-associated diseases

A Singh, ML Perez, O Kirsanov, E Padilla-Banks… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
As advantageous as sexual reproduction is during progeny generation, it is also an
expensive and treacherous reproductive strategy. The viviparous eukaryote has evolved to …

Protein research may hint at how human eggs survive for decades

C Szalinski - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Human eggs, called oocytes, have a superpower: They can stay in the ovaries for decades,
from before a woman is born until she's over age 40. Most of our cells are constantly turning …

Switching on lysosomes

D Adhikari, J Carroll - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
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ELVAs: The new 'super-organelles' of the oocyte

H Fulka - Lab Animal, 2024 - nature.com
Omne vivum ex ovo—Every living thing comes from an egg. However, keeping eggs healthy
and competent to form viable embryos is not an easy task for every organism. A recent paper …

PITHD1: An Endogenous Inhibitor of the 26S Proteasome During Cellular Dormancy

SJ Amann, K Dong, J Roehsner, D Krall… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Cellular dormancy represents a state of regulated growth arrest essential for diverse
biological processes, from reproduction to cancer progression. While mechanisms …

Der Einsatz von „platelet-rich plasma “(PRP) bei reduzierter ovarieller Reserve und ovarieller Insuffizienz–Hoffnung oder ungerechtfertigter Hype?

M Murtinger, H Bralo, M Zech, B Wirleitner… - Gynäkologie in der …, 2024 - Springer
Prämature Ovarialinsuffizienz (POI) und reduzierte ovarielle Reserve (engl.„diminished
ovarian reserve “–kurz DOR) stellen–nicht zuletzt angesichts der immer späteren …

Endosomal-lysosomal organellar assembly (ELYSA) structures coordinate lysosomal degradation systems through mammalian oocyte-to-embryo transition

Y Satouh, T Tatebe, I Tanida, J Yamaguchi… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Mouse oocytes undergo drastic changes in organellar composition and their activities during
maturation from the germinal vesicle (GV) to meiosis II (MII) stage. After fertilization, the …

Aggregation of misfolded proteins in the sperm head is associated with decreased bovine pre-implantation embryonic development

E Anta Galvan - 2024 - minds.wisconsin.edu
While maternal contributions to embryogenesis are well-documented, the paternal role in
influencing post-fertilization events remains underexplored. This study investigates the …