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Impact of stress on oocyte quality and reproductive outcome

Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 2016
Stress is an important factor that affects physical and mental status of a healthy person disturbing homeostasis of the body. Changes in the lifestyle are one of the major causes that lead to psychological stress.
S. Prasad, M. Tiwari, A. Pandey, T. G. Shrivastav, S. K. Chaube   +4 more
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Establishment and optimization of the two‐step induction system for generating primordial germ cell‐like cells from chicken embryonic stem cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study optimizes a two‐step induction system to generate PGCLCs from chicken ESCs. The induced cells express germline markers and migrate to gonads in ovo, offering a novel approach for avian genetic resource conservation. Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are the progenitor cells of sperm and eggs.
Zeyu Li, XianShuai Xu, GuangZheng Liu, XiaoQian Lv, JiuZhou Song, HongYan Sun, YingJie Niu, QiSheng Zuo, Wei Han, BiChun Li, Kai Jin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular determinants of signal transduction in tropomyosin receptor kinases

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Tropomyosin receptor kinases control critical neuronal functions, but how do the same receptors produce diverse cellular responses? This review explores the structural mechanisms behind Trk signaling diversity, focusing on allosteric modulation and ligand bias.
Giray Enkavi
wiley   +1 more source

Oocyte stage-specific effects of MTOR determine granulosa cell fate and oocyte quality in mice

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018
Significance MTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin), an integrator of pathways important for cellular metabolism, proliferation, and differentiation, is expressed at all stages of oocyte development.
Jing Guo, Teng Zhang, Yueshuai Guo, Tao Sun, Hui Li, Xiaoyun Zhang, Hong Yin, Guangyi Cao, Yaoxue Yin, Hao Wang, Lanying Shi, Xuejiang Guo, J. Sha, J. Eppig, Youqiang Su   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological and Biologically Inspired Functional Nanostructures: Insights into Structural, Optical, Thermal, and Sensing Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biological and biologically‐inspired functional nanostructures with structural, thermal, optical, and sensing applications are reviewed. The role of nanoscale features in biological materials on performance is described, and their blueprints are used for bio‐inspired nanomaterials, synthesized using advanced techniques (i.e., photolithography, bio ...
Chao Hsuan (Joseph) Sung, Taige Hao, Herry Fang, Andrew Tran Nguyen, Valentina Perricone, Haitao Yu, Wei Huang, Ezra Sarmiento, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Derek Lublin, Ric Wehling, Sanaz Farajollahi, Atsushi Arakaki, Dhriti Nepal, Nathan Patrick Lord, David Kisailus   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Clinical Medicine with Raman Spectroscopy: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Advanced Photonics Research, EarlyView.
Raman spectroscopy and microscopy may become excellent tools in clinical medicine, including hematology, oncology, infectious diseases, neurology, gastroenterology, reproductive medicine, rheumatology, and cardiovascular research. However, many challenges such as signal interference, standardization issues, and limited clinical application need to be ...
Jiří Bufka, Lenka Vaňková, Josef Sýkora, Věra Křížková, Jan Schwarz, Petr Bouř   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microfilament‐Myosin II Regulates the Differentiation of Multinucleated Cysts into Oocytes and Influences Oocyte Developmental Potential in Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, we provided new evidence identifying multinucleated cysts as precursors for oocyte differentiation. Within these cysts, organelles migrate and aggregate to form Balbiani body (B‐body) and establish early cellular polarity. Concurrently, excess nuclei are expelled, enabling cyst‐to‐oocyte differentiation. The microfilament‐myosin II plays
Rui Xu, Menghao Pan, Zhi Zheng, Yaju Tang, Yutong Yan, Sihai Lu, Sha Peng, Baohua Ma   +7 more
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Calhm6 Governs Macrophage Polarization Through Chp1‐Camk4‐Creb1 Axis and Ectosomal Delivery in Inflammatory Responses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Calhm6 drives M2 macrophage polarization via the Chp1‐Camk4‐Creb1 axis, suppressing inflammation through calcium‐dependent ectosomal delivery. Calhm6 deficiency enhances M1 responses, boosting bactericidal activity but exacerbating tissue damage. LPS/IFNγ upregulate Calhm6 via Irf1, while IL‐4/Stat6 inhibits it, balancing immune outcomes.
Yanlong Xin, Xiaofan Xiong, Yan Zhang, Siyu Zhang, Shuting Zhang, Yu Yang, Yingxue Liang, Lulu Zang, Xi Chen, Wenjuan Li, Issam Halalmeh, Rui Zhou, Zongfang Li, Haowen Liu, Jing Geng   +14 more
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Actin cytoskeleton dynamics in mammalian oocyte meiosis†

Biology of Reproduction, 2018
During mitosis, cells undergo symmetrical cell division, while oocyte meiotic maturation undergoes two consecutive, asymmetric divisions that generate a totipotent haploid oocyte and two small polar bodies not involved in DNA replication.
Xing Duan, Shao‐Chen Sun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polyhalogenated Carbazole Impairs Dopaminergic Neurons through Dysregulation of Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polyhalogenated carbazoles (PHCZ), persistent environmental contaminants, preferentially accumulate in neuronal tissues. Studies using Caenorhabditis elegans and human neuronal cell lines reveal that PHCZ induce dopaminergic neurodegeneration by promoting liquid–liquid phase separation of α‐synuclein, reducing condensate fluidity, impairing ...
Yuhang Luo, Hongbo Xu, Pei Peng, Xinhe Lu, Qian Zhou, Ziqing Gao, Cheng Tang, Hongyan Yin, Ying Cai, Gaga Mahai, Zhiqiang Zhu, Zuojun Liu, Hanzeng Li, Shunqing Xu   +13 more
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