2021
Human embryo polarization requires PLC signaling to mediate trophectoderm specification
Zhu M, Shahbazi M, Martin A, Zhang C, Sozen B, Borsos M, Mandelbaum RS, Paulson RJ, Mole MA, Esbert M, Titus S, Scott RT, Campbell A, Fishel S, Gradinaru V, Zhao H, Wu K, Chen ZJ, Seli E, de los Santos MJ, Goetz M. Human embryo polarization requires PLC signaling to mediate trophectoderm specification. ELife 2021, 10: e65068. PMID: 34569938, PMCID: PMC8514238, DOI: 10.7554/elife.65068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdultBody PatterningCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell PolarityEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo, MammalianFemaleGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansPhosphoinositide Phospholipase CPhospholipase C betaPregnancySignal TransductionTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsApical domain formationInner cell massEmbryo polarizationPhospholipase CFirst lineage segregationApico-basal polarizationEight-cell stageLineage segregationMammalian developmentTrophectoderm specificationTE fateApical enrichmentApical accumulationDistinct lineagesApical domainApolar cellsPar complexPolarized cellsRNA interferenceMolecular mechanismsF-actinHuman embryosCell stageEmbryosDomain formation
2016
Cross-Talk Between FSH and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Mutually Suppressive Relationship
Babayev E, Lalioti MD, Favero F, Seli E. Cross-Talk Between FSH and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Mutually Suppressive Relationship. Reproductive Sciences 2016, 23: 352-364. PMID: 26342052, PMCID: PMC5933091, DOI: 10.1177/1933719115602770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicle stimulating hormonePregnant mare serum gonadotropinMouse granulosa cellsGranulosa cellsFSH responseSerum gonadotropinFSH stimulationER stressStress-induced cellsPrimary mouse granulosa cellsUntreated granulosa cellsMessenger RNA levelsCalcium adenosine triphosphataseEndoplasmic reticulum stressEstradiol levelsMice 24Estradiol productionIntraperitoneal injectionStimulating hormoneAromatase expressionTP treatmentReticulum stressRNA levelsER stress-associated genesProtein levels
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
2013
Characterization of the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRHR) Expression and Activity in the Female Mouse Ovary
Torrealday S, Lalioti MD, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Seli E. Characterization of the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRHR) Expression and Activity in the Female Mouse Ovary. Endocrinology 2013, 154: 3877-3887. PMID: 23913446, PMCID: PMC3776864, DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulosa/cumulus cellsGranulosa cellsMouse ovariesReceptor expressionPrimary mouse granulosa cellsCumulus cellsPregnant mare serum gonadotropinIntracellular cAMPHormone receptor expressionGnRH receptor expressionCultured granulosa cellsOvarian granulosa cellsMouse granulosa cellsMechanism of actionGonadotoxic chemotherapyQuantitative RT-PCRGnRH agonistGnRHR mRNAFertility preservationMouse pituitary cellsLuciferase reporter plasmidSerum gonadotropinPituitary cell linePituitary cellsPituitary tissue
2012
The mRNA‐Binding Protein Zfp36 Is Upregulated by β‐Adrenergic Stimulation and Represses IL‐6 Production in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes
Brahma PK, Zhang H, Murray BS, Shu F, Sidell N, Seli E, Kallen CB. The mRNA‐Binding Protein Zfp36 Is Upregulated by β‐Adrenergic Stimulation and Represses IL‐6 Production in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes. Obesity 2012, 20: 40-47. PMID: 21818148, PMCID: PMC4127993, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsZFP36 expressionCell type-specific modulatorsPost-transcriptional levelMRNA-binding proteinRetinoic acidZinc finger protein 36Novel mechanistic approachTarget mRNAsMRNA targetsSuch proteinsPotent repressorAdipocyte-derived IL-6Protein 36Chronic inflammatory stateSystemic immune responsesDevelopment of diabetesDependent pathwayDiverse inflammatory disordersZFP36IL-6 productionAdrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenolCyclic adenosine monophosphateInterleukin-6 expressionΒ-Adrenergic Stimulation