2019
Mitofusin 2 plays a role in oocyte and follicle development, and is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during reproductive aging
Zhang M, Bener MB, Jiang Z, Wang T, Esencan E, Scott R, Horvath T, Seli E. Mitofusin 2 plays a role in oocyte and follicle development, and is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during reproductive aging. Aging 2019, 11: 3919-3938. PMID: 31204316, PMCID: PMC6628992, DOI: 10.18632/aging.102024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitofusin 2Key regulatory proteinsImpaired oocyte maturationFollicle developmentMitochondrial fusionRegulatory proteinsEndoplasmic reticulumMitochondrial dysfunctionTargeted deletionOocyte maturationOocytesReproductive agingFemale subfertilityOocyte qualityOvarian follicular reserveTelomeresMitochondriaMetabolic milieuProteinReticulumDeletionFusionPhenotypeApoptosisMaturationMitochondrial 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
2015
Embryonic Poly(A)-Binding Protein (EPAB) Is Required for Granulosa Cell EGF Signaling and Cumulus Expansion in Female Mice
Yang CR, Lowther KM, Lalioti MD, Seli E. Embryonic Poly(A)-Binding Protein (EPAB) Is Required for Granulosa Cell EGF Signaling and Cumulus Expansion in Female Mice. Endocrinology 2015, 157: 405-416. PMID: 26492470, PMCID: PMC4701890, DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 15Cell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesCumulus CellsEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFemaleGranulosa CellsGrowth Differentiation Factor 9Luteinizing HormoneMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, KnockoutOocytesPhosphorylationPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptors, LHSignal TransductionConceptsEpidermal growth factorZygotic genome activationP90 ribosomal S6 kinaseBone morphogenetic protein 15Cumulus cellsRibosomal S6 kinaseImpaired oocyte maturationCumulus expansionGrowth differentiation factor 9Genome activationDifferentiation factor 9S6 kinaseEarly embryosTranslational activationEGF signalingEGF receptorFemale micePhosphorylated MEK1/2EGF treatmentBinding proteinFactor 9Cells exhibitOocyte maturationProteinProtein 15