Estrogen receptors in granulosa cells govern meiotic resumption of pre-ovulatory oocytes in mammals

Cyclic AMP in oocytes controls meiotic prophase I and primordial folliculogenesis in the perinatal mouse ovary

(2014) Y. Wang et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Dephosphorylation and inactivation of NPR2 guanylyl cyclase in granulosa cells contributes to the LH-induced decrease in cGMP that causes resumption of meiosis in rat oocytes

(2014) J. R. Egbert et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Participates in the Maintenance of the Primordial Follicle Pool in the Mouse Ovary

(2014) Zheng-Pin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bidirectional communication between oocytes and ovarian follicular somatic cells is required for meiotic arrest of mammalian oocytes

(2013) K. Wigglesworth et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FSH in vitro versus LH in vivo: similar genomic effects on the cumulus

(2013) Mourad Assidi et al.   Journal of Ovarian Research

Hormonal Coordination of Natriuretic Peptide Type C and Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 3 Expression in Mouse Granulosa Cells1

(2012) Kyung-Bon Lee et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Luteinizing hormone reduces the activity of the NPR2 guanylyl cyclase in mouse ovarian follicles, contributing to the cyclic GMP decrease that promotes resumption of meiosis in oocytes

(2012) Jerid W. Robinson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Stimulates Ovarian Follicle Development

(2012) Yorino Sato et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

NPPC/NPR2 signaling is essential for oocyte meiotic arrest and cumulus oophorus formation during follicular development in the mouse ovary

(2012) Chiyo Kiyosu et al.   REPRODUCTION

Estradiol Promotes and Maintains Cumulus Cell Expression of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 (NPR2) and Meiotic Arrest in Mouse OocytesIn Vitro

(2011) Meijia Zhang et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Pre-ovulatory LH/hCG surge decreases C-type natriuretic peptide secretion by ovarian granulosa cells to promote meiotic resumption of pre-ovulatory oocytes

(2011) K. Kawamura et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The role of C-type natriuretic peptide in rat testes during spermatogenesis

(2010) Dong-Hui Huang et al.   ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Granulosa Cell Ligand NPPC and Its Receptor NPR2 Maintain Meiotic Arrest in Mouse Oocytes

(2010) M. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Cyclic GMP Signaling Is Involved in the Luteinizing Hormone-Dependent Meiotic Maturation of Mouse Oocytes1

(2009) Sergio Vaccari et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Cyclic GMP from the surrounding somatic cells regulates cyclic AMP and meiosis in the mouse oocyte

(2009) R. P. Norris et al.   DEVELOPMENT

ReducingCYP51inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone induced resumption of mouse oocyte meiosis in vitro

(2009) Chao Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Estrogen Receptor β Is Required for Optimal cAMP Production in Mouse Granulosa Cells

(2009) Bonnie J. Deroo et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

A Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Protein Functions in Prophase I Arrest and Prometaphase Progression

(2009) H. Homer et al.   SCIENCE

Epidermal growth factor receptor activation by protein kinase C is necessary for FSH-induced meiotic resumption in porcine cumulus–oocyte complexes

(2008) Xiufen Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Sequential exposure of porcine cumulus cells to FSH and/or LH is critical for appropriate expression of steroidogenic and ovulation-related genes that impact oocyte maturation in vivo and in vitro

(2008) Ikkou Kawashima et al.   REPRODUCTION