Stem cell factor/c-Kit signaling in in vitro cultures supports early mouse embryonic development by accelerating proliferation via a mechanism involving Akt-downstream genes

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 619-627

  Lim, Jung Jin ^a,b   Eum, Jin Hee ^a   Lee, Jeoung Eun ^a   Kim, Eun Sun ^a   Chung, Hyung Min ^a   Yoon, Tae Ki ^a   Kim, Kye Seong ^b   Lee, Dong Ryul ^a,b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C Kit receptor; Embryonic cleavage; Gene silencing; Stem cell factor (SCF)

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE B; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYTE; BLASTOMERE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN-REGULATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL FACTOR;

EID: 78651310256     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9449-9     Document Type: Article

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