2019
Mitofusin 2 plays a role in oocyte and follicle development, and is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during reproductive aging
Zhang M, Bener MB, Jiang Z, Wang T, Esencan E, Scott R, Horvath T, Seli E. Mitofusin 2 plays a role in oocyte and follicle development, and is required to maintain ovarian follicular reserve during reproductive aging. Aging 2019, 11: 3919-3938. PMID: 31204316, PMCID: PMC6628992, DOI: 10.18632/aging.102024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitofusin 2Key regulatory proteinsImpaired oocyte maturationFollicle developmentMitochondrial fusionRegulatory proteinsEndoplasmic reticulumMitochondrial dysfunctionTargeted deletionOocyte maturationOocytesReproductive agingFemale subfertilityOocyte qualityOvarian follicular reserveTelomeresMitochondriaMetabolic milieuProteinReticulumDeletionFusionPhenotypeApoptosisMaturation
2014
Minireview: Metabolism of Female Reproduction: Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Seli E, Babayev E, Collins SC, Nemeth G, Horvath TL. Minireview: Metabolism of Female Reproduction: Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Endocrinology 2014, 28: 790-804. PMID: 24678733, PMCID: PMC4042071, DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlastocystCarbohydrate MetabolismEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansHypothalamusInfertility, FemaleLipid MetabolismObesityOocytesConceptsFemale reproductionPeripheral availabilityMetabolic disturbancesMetabolic hormonesAnorexia nervosaClinical implicationsMetabolic determinantsHuman reproductionEnergy metabolismFemale fertilityMetabolic stateMetabolismCentral processesMellitusObesityHypothalamusRegulatory mechanismsInfertilityHormoneNervosa
2004
Disruption of neural signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 causes obesity, diabetes, infertility, and thermal dysregulation
Gao Q, Wolfgang MJ, Neschen S, Morino K, Horvath TL, Shulman GI, Fu XY. Disruption of neural signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 causes obesity, diabetes, infertility, and thermal dysregulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 4661-4666. PMID: 15070774, PMCID: PMC384803, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0303992101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsBody Temperature RegulationCorticosteroneDiabetes MellitusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleInfertility, FemaleInfertility, MaleIntermediate Filament ProteinsKineticsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinObesityRatsSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsSignal transducerActivator of transcriptionApparent developmental abnormalitiesEnergy homeostasisGenetic modelsTranscription 3Mendelian ratioHomozygous mutantsCold stressNeonatal lethalityPhysiological roleMutantsGlial differentiationUnique phenotypeSTAT3Essential roleDevelopmental abnormalitiesHomeostasisActivatorNeuroendocrine defectsTranscriptionDisruptionProteinKnockoutReproduction