2019
Metabolic imaging via fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy for egg and embryo assessment
Sanchez T, Zhang M, Needleman D, Seli E. Metabolic imaging via fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy for egg and embryo assessment. Fertility And Sterility 2019, 111: 212-218. PMID: 30691624, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic imagingInvasive diagnostic interventionsEmbryo assessmentPreimplantation genetic testingUseful diagnostic methodAssisted reproductive technology (ART) laboratoryClinical benefitSingle ETDiagnostic interventionsOxidative phosphorylationGenetic testingReproductive technology laboratoriesExperimental modelCopy number assessmentMetabolic functionsMorphologic parametersFluorescence lifetimeEmbryosClinical applicationMetabolic stateDiagnostic methodsEmbryo viabilityElectron transporterCentral roleCurrent strategies
2008
Identification and characterization of human embryonic poly(A) binding protein (EPAB)
Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Pauli S, Demir H, Lalioti MD, Sakkas D, Seli E. Identification and characterization of human embryonic poly(A) binding protein (EPAB). Molecular Human Reproduction 2008, 14: 581-588. PMID: 18716053, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZygotic genome activationBinding proteinGene expressionInitial mitotic divisionsAmino acid proteinTranslational regulatory pathwaysEarly embryo developmentGenome activationModel organismsTranscriptional silencingMaternal mRNAsEarly embryosTranslational activationCytoplasmic polyadenylationSomatic tissuesAcid proteinRegulatory pathwaysMitotic divisionEmbryo developmentEPABProteinMRNA activationXenopusEmbryosCentral role