GCNF‐dependent repression of BMP‐15 and GDF‐9 mediates gamete regulation of female fertility
Lan Z, Gu P, Xu X, Jackson KJ, DeMayo FJ, O'Malley BW, Cooney AJ. GCNF‐dependent repression of BMP‐15 and GDF‐9 mediates gamete regulation of female fertility. The EMBO Journal 2003, 22: 4070-4081. PMID: 12912906, PMCID: PMC175795, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 15Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsCHO CellsCricetinaeDNA-Binding ProteinsEgg ProteinsFemaleFertilityGene Expression RegulationGrowth Differentiation Factor 9IntegrasesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1OocytesOvaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRepressor ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaTransgenesViral ProteinsZona PellucidaZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorBMP-15Bone morphogenetic protein 15New regulatory pathwayFemale fertilityGDF-9Growth differentiation factor 9DR0 elementsDifferentiation factor 9Knockout mouse modelSomatic cellsGene promoterRegulatory pathwaysReproductive defectsReporter activityFemale reproductionMolecular studiesFactor 9Paracrine communicationProtein 15Nuclear factorAberrant steroidogenesisExpressionOocytesPrimary defect