Tsc/mTORC1 signaling in oocytes governs the quiescence and activation of primordial follicles

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-410

  Adhikari, Deepak ^a   Zheng, Wenjing ^a   Shen, Yan ^a   Gorre, Nagaraju ^a   Hämäläinen, Tuula ^b   Cooney, Austin J ^c   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo ^b,d   Lan, Zi Jian ^e   Liu, Kui ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN COMPLEX 1 PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX 1 PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PTEN PROTEIN, MOUSE; TORC1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PTEN PHOSPHOHYDROLASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77949898034     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp483     Document Type: Article

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