Unfolded protein response prevents blastocyst formation during preimplantation embryo development in vitro
Basar M, Bozkurt I, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Sozen B, Tekmen I, Schatz F, Arici A, Lockwood CJ, Kayisli UA. Unfolded protein response prevents blastocyst formation during preimplantation embryo development in vitro. Fertility And Sterility 2014, 102: 1777-1784. PMID: 25305729, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnfolded protein responseProtein responseBlastocyst formationEmbryo developmentActivation of UPRPreimplantation embryo developmentTM treatmentBlastocyst developmentEffect of tunicamycinEndoplasmic reticulum stressEmbryonic developmentER stressCell embryosNuclear fragmentationMorphological differencesImmunoglobulin proteinBlastocyst stageReticulum stressTunicamycinDevelopment ratePregnant mare serum gonadotropinBlastocyst development rateProtein-1 mRNA expressionNongenomic mechanismsEmbryos