2020
Impaired Mitochondrial Stress Response due to CLPP Deletion Is Associated with Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics and Increased Apoptosis in Cumulus Cells
Esencan E, Jiang Z, Wang T, Zhang M, Soylemez-Imamoglu G, Seli E. Impaired Mitochondrial Stress Response due to CLPP Deletion Is Associated with Altered Mitochondrial Dynamics and Increased Apoptosis in Cumulus Cells. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 27: 621-630. PMID: 31939198, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-019-00063-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaseinolytic peptidase PCumulus cell functionClpP deletionMitochondrial unfolded protein responseMitochondrial stress responseCumulus cellsUnfolded protein responseRNA sequencing analysisAltered mitochondrial dynamicsCell functionProtein homeostasisMitochondrial dynamics genesCLPP resultsMitochondrial dynamicsDynamic genesPhagosome pathwayProtein responseCellular metabolismGene expressionWild typeStress responseCumulus oophorus complexesMitochondrial ultrastructureSequencing analysisApoptotic activity
2019
Mitochondrial unfolded protein response: a stress response with implications for fertility and reproductive aging
Seli E, Wang T, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial unfolded protein response: a stress response with implications for fertility and reproductive aging. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 197-204. PMID: 30691623, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial unfolded protein responseTwo-cell embryo developmentUnfolded protein responseImpaired oocyte maturationMorphology of mitochondriaMitochondrial dysfunction resultsPremature reproductive agingNovel mechanistic insightsMitochondrial DNA contentReactive oxygen species productionPrevention of agingCLPP resultsProtein responseOxygen species productionReproductive agingPreimplantation embryosAge-related accumulationOxidative phosphorylationStress responseEmbryo developmentForm blastocystsMitochondrial functionMitochondriaMitochondrial dysfunctionEnergy metabolism