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
2012
Embryonic poly(A)-binding protein (ePAB) phosphorylation is required for Xenopus oocyte maturation
Friend K, Brook M, Bezirci FB, Sheets MD, Gray NK, Seli E. Embryonic poly(A)-binding protein (ePAB) phosphorylation is required for Xenopus oocyte maturation. Biochemical Journal 2012, 445: 93-100. PMID: 22497250, PMCID: PMC3955212, DOI: 10.1042/bj20120304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCytoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunoprecipitationMutationOocytesOogenesisPhosphorylationPoly APoly(A)-Binding ProteinsPolyadenylationProtein BiosynthesisProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRNA, MessengerXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsConceptsCytoplasmic polyadenylationOocyte maturationPost-transcriptional regulatorsEarly embryonic developmentPost-translational modificationsXenopus oocyte maturationMaternal mRNAsProtein phosphorylationResidue clustersTranslational activationEmbryonic developmentXenopus laevis oocytesProtein activityPhosphorylationFirst insightLaevis oocytesPolyadenylationInherent abilityEPABMaturationPhosphoproteinRegulatorMutationsMRNAOocytes
2011
The kinase VRK1 is required for normal meiotic progression in mammalian oogenesis
Schober CS, Aydiner F, Booth CJ, Seli E, Reinke V. The kinase VRK1 is required for normal meiotic progression in mammalian oogenesis. Cells And Development 2011, 128: 178-190. PMID: 21277975, DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2011.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromosomes, MammalianFemaleHistonesInfertility, FemaleInfertility, MaleMaleMeiosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutagenesis, InsertionalOocytesOogenesisOrgan SizeOrgan SpecificityOvaryPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSeminiferous EpitheliumSpermatogenesisTestisTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsMeiotic progressionNormal meiotic progressionGene trap insertionConserved roleDrosophila oogenesisMammalian gametogenesisMammalian oogenesisVRK1 activityPhosphorylation substratesFemale meiosisInvertebrate speciesProliferation defectMale spermatogoniaChromosomal configurationsMetaphase plateVRK1OogenesisVRK1 expressionFailure of oocytesMouse strainsDrosophilaMeiosisGametogenesisChromosomesLoci