Extended in vitro maturation affects gene expression and DNA methylation in bovine oocytes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 770-782

  Heinzmann, Julia ^a   Mattern, Felix ^b   Aldag, Patrick ^a   Bernal Ulloa, Sandra Milena ^a   Schneider, Tamara ^b   Haaf, Thomas ^b   Niemann, Heiner ^a  

^a Institute of Farm Animal Genetics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Imprinting; Oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; DNA; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BDNMT3A GENE; BH19 GENE; BLASTOCYST; BOCT4 GENE; BOVINE; BSNRPN GENE; BZAR1 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL AGING; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTOR; VETERINARY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL AGING; CELLS, CULTURED; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-CYTOSINE METHYLASES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84943800271     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav040     Document Type: Article

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