Oct-4 regulates the expression of Stella and Foxj2 at the Nanog locus: Implications for the developmental competence of mouse oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2225-2237

  Zuccotti, Maurizio ^a   Merico, Valeria ^b   Sacchi, Lucia ^b   Bellone, Michele ^b   Brink, Thore C ^c   Stefanelli, Mario ^b   Redi, Carlo Alberto ^d   Bellazzi, Riccardo ^b   Adjaye, James ^c   Garagna, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental competence; Mouse; Nanog locus; Oct 4; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

FOXJ 2 PROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; NUCLEAR FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN; STELLA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CHROMATIN; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 68949198157     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep191     Document Type: Article

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