What does it take to make a developmentally competent mammalian egg?

Rapid Elimination of the Histone Variant MacroH2A from Somatic Cell Heterochromatin after Nuclear Transfer

(2010) Ching-Chien Chang et al.   Cellular Reprogramming

Simulated physiological oocyte maturation (SPOM): a novel in vitro maturation system that substantially improves embryo yield and pregnancy outcomes

(2010) F. K. Albuz et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Mouse Oocytes Enable LH-Induced Maturation of the Cumulus-Oocyte Complex via Promoting EGF Receptor-Dependent Signaling

(2010) You-Qiang Su et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Estrogen Promotes the Development of Mouse Cumulus Cells in Coordination with Oocyte-Derived GDF9 and BMP15

(2010) Koji Sugiura et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Activation of dormant ovarian follicles to generate mature eggs

(2010) J. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Prognosis of oocytes showing aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum

(2010) Thomas Ebner et al.   REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Disruption of Bidirectional Oocyte-Cumulus Paracrine Signaling During In Vitro Maturation Reduces Subsequent Mouse Oocyte Developmental Competence1

(2009) Christine X. Yeo et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Fibroblast Growth Factors and Epidermal Growth Factor Cooperate with Oocyte-Derived Members of the TGFbeta Superfamily to Regulate Spry2 mRNA Levels in Mouse Cumulus Cells1

(2009) Koji Sugiura et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

MicroRNA-145 Regulates OCT4, SOX2, and KLF4 and Represses Pluripotency in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

(2009) Na Xu et al.   CELL

Oct-4 regulates the expression of Stella and Foxj2 at the Nanog locus: implications for the developmental competence of mouse oocytes

(2009) Maurizio Zuccotti et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Regulation of Gap Junctions in Porcine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes: Contributions of Granulosa Cell Contact, Gonadotropins, and Lipid Rafts

(2009) Maxime Sasseville et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Oogenesis specific genes (Nobox,Oct4,Bmp15,Gdf9,Oogenesin1andOogenesin2) are differentially expressed during natural and gonadotropin-induced mouse follicular development

(2009) Manuela Monti et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Mouse Oocyte Control of Granulosa Cell Development and Function: Paracrine Regulation of Cumulus Cell Metabolism

(2009) You-Qiang Su et al.   SEMINARS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

Maternal Oct-4 is a potential key regulator of the developmental competence of mouse oocytes

(2008) Maurizio Zuccotti et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

HP1: a functionally multifaceted protein

(2008) Laura Fanti et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Second meiotic arrest and exit in frogs and mice

(2008) Anthony C.F. Perry et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Coculture with cumulus cells improves maturation of mouse oocytes denuded of the cumulus oophorus: observations of nuclear and cytoplasmic events

(2008) Li Ge et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Oct4 dependence of chromatin structure within the extended Nanog locus in ES cells

(2008) D. N. Levasseur et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Contribution of the oocyte nucleus and cytoplasm to the determination of meiotic and developmental competence in mice

(2008) A. Inoue et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Identification of differentially expressed markers in human follicular cells associated with competent oocytes

(2008) Melanie Hamel et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Oocyte-secreted factors: regulators of cumulus cell function and oocyte quality

(2008) Robert B. Gilchrist et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Maternal Argonaute 2 Is Essential for Early Mouse Development at the Maternal-Zygotic Transition

(2008) Karin Lykke-Andersen et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Chromatin configurations in the germinal vesicle of mammalian oocytes

(2008) J.-H. Tan et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

A non-invasive test for assessing embryo potential by gene expression profiles of human cumulus cells: a proof of concept study

(2008) S. Assou et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Differential gene expression in cumulus cells as a prognostic indicator of embryo viability: a microarray analysis

(2008) A. P.A. van Montfoort et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

(2008) Toshiaki Watanabe et al.   NATURE

Pseudogene-derived small interfering RNAs regulate gene expression in mouse oocytes

(2008) Oliver H. Tam et al.   NATURE

A Novel and Critical Role for Oct4 as a Regulator of the Maternal-Embryonic Transition

(2008) Kira Foygel et al.   PLoS One

The in vitro growth and maturation of follicles

(2008) H M Picton et al.   REPRODUCTION

Biological effects of FoxJ2 over-expression

(2008) F. Martín-de-Lara et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Regulation of Pcsk6 Expression During the Preantral to Antral Follicle Transition in Mice: Opposing Roles of FSH and Oocytes1

(2007) Francisco J. Diaz et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

The Cooperative Effect of Growth and Differentiation Factor-9 and Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-15 on Granulosa Cell Function Is Modulated Primarily through BMP Receptor II

(2007) Sara J. Edwards et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Meiotic Maturation of Incompetent Prepubertal Sheep Oocytes Is Induced by Paracrine Factor(s) Released by Gonadotropin-Stimulated Oocyte-Cumulus Cell Complexes and Involves Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation

(2007) Sandra Cecconi et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Anti-Müllerian hormone substance from follicular fluid is positively associated with success in oocyte fertilization during in vitro fertilization

(2007) Chie Takahashi et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Interactions between chromosomes, microfilaments and microtubules revealed by the study of small GTPases in a big cell, the vertebrate oocyte

(2007) Marie-Hélène Verlhac et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Spindle formation, chromosome segregation and the spindle checkpoint in mammalian oocytes and susceptibility to meiotic error

(2007) E. Vogt et al.   MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS