Prophase I arrest of mouse oocytes mediated by natriuretic peptide precursor C requires GJA1 (connexin-43) and GJA4 (connexin-37) gap junctions in the antral follicle and cumulus-oocyte complex

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Richard, Samantha ^a,b   Baltz, Jay M ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexins; Cumulus cells; Gap junctions; Oocyte; Oocyte follicle interactions

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 43; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJA1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GJA4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE PRECURSOR TYPE C, MOUSE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR B; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; CUMULUS OOCYTE COMPLEX; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, C-TYPE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

EID: 84903790626     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.118505     Document Type: Article

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