2020
Mitochondrial Stress Response Gene Clpp Is Not Required for Granulosa Cell Function
Esencan E, Cozzolino M, Imamoglu G, Seli E. Mitochondrial Stress Response Gene Clpp Is Not Required for Granulosa Cell Function. Antioxidants 2020, 10: 1. PMID: 33374937, PMCID: PMC7821922, DOI: 10.3390/antiox10010001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial unfolded protein responseUnfolded mitochondrial proteinsLoss of ClpPGerminal vesicleUnfolded protein responseCell functionCumulus cell functionGranulosa/cumulus cellsMitochondrial proteinsClpP deletionClpPProtein responseGermline deletionMetabolic stressGranulosa cell functionDeletionUPRCumulus cellsMice resultsSimilar numberMII oocytesFemale miceWild-type miceEarly antralCells
2018
Mitochondrial unfolded protein response gene Clpp is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during aging, for oocyte competence, and development of pre‐implantation embryos
Wang T, Babayev E, Jiang Z, Li G, Zhang M, Esencan E, Horvath T, Seli E. Mitochondrial unfolded protein response gene Clpp is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during aging, for oocyte competence, and development of pre‐implantation embryos. Aging Cell 2018, 17: e12784. PMID: 29851234, PMCID: PMC6052477, DOI: 10.1111/acel.12784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial unfolded protein responseUnfolded mitochondrial proteinsCaseinolytic peptidase PAbsence of ClpPUnfolded protein responsePre-implantation embryosExpression of genesOocyte mitochondrial functionTwo-cell embryosProtein homeostasisMTOR inhibitor rapamycinMitochondrial proteinsOocyte competenceClpPProtein responseInhibitor rapamycinMitochondrial functionP-Akt473P-S6KOvarian follicular reserveSmall mitochondriaMTOR pathway activationPathway activationEmbryosP-S6