Cumulin, an Oocyte-secreted Heterodimer of the Transforming Growth Factor-β Family, Is a Potent Activator of Granulosa Cells and Improves Oocyte Quality

Signalling pathways involved in the synergistic effects of human growth differentiation factor 9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15

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Promotion of EGF receptor signaling improves the quality of low developmental competence oocytes

(2015) Satoshi Sugimura et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Oocyte Induction of EGF Responsiveness in Somatic Cells Is Associated With the Acquisition of Porcine Oocyte Developmental Competence

(2015) Lesley J. Ritter et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Modifications of Human Growth Differentiation Factor 9 to Improve the Generation of Embryos From Low Competence Oocytes

(2015) Jing-Jie Li et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Amino Acid 72 of Mouse and Human GDF9 Mature Domain Is Responsible for Altered Homodimer Bioactivities but Has Subtle Effects on GDF9:BMP15 Heterodimer Activities1

(2014) Jia Peng et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Effects of differing oocyte-secreted factors during mouse in vitro maturation on subsequent embryo and fetal development

(2014) J. Sudiman et al.   JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Amphiregulin co-operates with bone morphogenetic protein 15 to increase bovine oocyte developmental competence: effects on gap junction-mediated metabolite supply

(2014) Satoshi Sugimura et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 in the Pro-Mature Complex Form Enhances Bovine Oocyte Developmental Competence

(2014) Jaqueline Sudiman et al.   PLoS One

Species Differences in the Expression and Activity of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15

(2013) Sara L. Al-Musawi et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Mode of oocyte maturation affects EGF-like peptide function and oocyte competence

(2013) D. Richani et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 (GDF9:BMP15) synergism and protein heterodimerization

(2013) D. G. Mottershead et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterodimers are potent regulators of ovarian functions

(2013) J. Peng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DBA-Lectin Reactivity Defines Mouse Uterine Natural Killer Cell Subsets with Biased Gene Expression1

(2012) Zhilin Chen et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

A Covalently Dimerized Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-15 Variant Identifies Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 1B as a Key Cell Surface Receptor on Ovarian Granulosa Cells

(2012) Minna M. Pulkki et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Activation of Latent Human GDF9 by a Single Residue Change (Gly391Arg) in the Mature Domain

(2012) Courtney M. Simpson et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Regulate Responses to Oocyte Paracrine Signals in Ovarian Follicle Morphogenesis

(2012) Laura N. Watson et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Prodomains regulate the synthesis, extracellular localisation and activity of TGF-β superfamily ligands

(2011) Craig A. Harrison et al.   GROWTH FACTORS

The ratio of growth differentiation factor 9: Bone morphogenetic protein 15 mRNA expression is tightly co-regulated and differs between species over a wide range of ovulation rates

(2011) Janet L. Crawford et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Signalling pathways mediating specific synergistic interactions between GDF9 and BMP15

(2011) D. G. Mottershead et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Differences in the participation of TGFB superfamily signalling pathways mediating porcine and murine cumulus cell expansion

(2011) Robert B Gilchrist et al.   REPRODUCTION

Recent insights into oocyte - follicle cell interactions provide opportunities for the development of new approaches to in vitro maturation

(2011) Robert B. Gilchrist   REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

The Promise of in Vitro Maturation in Assisted Reproduction and Fertility Preservation

(2011) Johan Smitz et al.   SEMINARS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

The bioactivity of human bone morphogenetic protein-15 is sensitive to C-terminal modification: Characterization of the purified untagged processed mature region

(2010) Minna M. Pulkki et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

BMP-2/6 Heterodimer Is More Effective than BMP-2 or BMP-6 Homodimers as Inductor of Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

(2010) Elvira Valera et al.   PLoS One

A Common Biosynthetic Pathway Governs the Dimerization and Secretion of Inhibin and Related Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ) Ligands

(2009) Kelly L. Walton et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Stable expression and characterization of N-terminal tagged recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 15

(2009) Q. Li et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Bone morphogenetic protein heterodimers assemble heteromeric type I receptor complexes to pattern the dorsoventral axis

(2009) Shawn C. Little et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The Proregion of Mouse BMP15 Regulates the Cooperative Interactions of BMP15 and GDF91

(2008) C. Joy McIntosh et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

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

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

Defined System for In Vitro Production of Porcine Embryos Using a Single Basic Medium

(2008) Koji YOSHIOKA et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Phosphorylation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-15 and Growth and Differentiation Factor-9 Plays a Critical Role in Determining Agonistic or Antagonistic Functions

(2007) Heather E. McMahon et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Characterization of recombinant human growth differentiation factor-9 signaling in ovarian granulosa cells

(2007) David G. Mottershead et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY