2019
Mitofusin 1 is required for female fertility and to maintain ovarian follicular reserve
Zhang M, Bener MB, Jiang Z, Wang T, Esencan E, Scott III R, Horvath T, Seli E. Mitofusin 1 is required for female fertility and to maintain ovarian follicular reserve. Cell Death & Disease 2019, 10: 560. PMID: 31332167, PMCID: PMC6646343, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1799-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOocyte-granulosa cell communicationDynamic organellesAccumulation of ceramideFemale reproductive agingMitofusin 1Secondary follicle stageMitochondrial dynamicsCell communicationReproductive phenotypesCeramide synthesis inhibitor myriocinDevelopmental arrestApoptotic cell lossMitochondrial dysfunctionTargeted deletionOvarian follicular reserveOocyte maturationFemale fertilityFollicle stageDeletionPhenotypeReproductive agingOocytesCadherinFollicular reserveOrganelles
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 ResearchConceptsFemale reproductionPeripheral availabilityMetabolic disturbancesMetabolic hormonesAnorexia nervosaClinical implicationsMetabolic determinantsHuman reproductionEnergy metabolismFemale fertilityMetabolic stateMetabolismCentral processesMellitusObesityHypothalamusRegulatory mechanismsInfertilityHormoneNervosa