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
2005
Removal of hydrosalpinges increases endometrial leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression at the time of the implantation window
Seli E, Kayisli UA, Cakmak H, Bukulmez O, Bildirici I, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Arici A. Removal of hydrosalpinges increases endometrial leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression at the time of the implantation window. Human Reproduction 2005, 20: 3012-3017. PMID: 16024536, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeukemia inhibitory factorInfertile womenLIF expressionFertile controlsExpression of LIFLeukemia inhibitory factor expressionAdverse effectsEndometrial LIF expressionPresence of hydrosalpingesWindow of implantationIVF-embryo transferGlandular epithelial cellsWestern blot findingsLIF immunoreactivityLIF levelsEndometrial receptivityEndometrial expressionImplantation windowPregnancy rateHydrosalpingesSalpingectomyImmunohistochemical analysisLow implantationInhibitory factorFactor expression