Intercellular bridges coordinate the transition from pluripotency to meiosis in mouse fetal oocytes
Bikem Soygur, Rebecca G. Jaszczak, Adam Fries, Daniel H. Nguyen, Safia Malki, Guang Hu, Necdet Demır, Ripla Arora, Diana J. Laird
Abstract
Together, these results lead to a model that ICBs coordinate and buffer the transition from pluripotency to meiosis through dilution of regulatory factors.
Topics & Concepts
Cell biologyMeiosisTransition (genetics)IntracellularOocyteBiologyFetusEmbryoGeneticsPregnancyGeneEpigenetics and DNA MethylationPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics