Specific disruption of Tsc1 in ovarian granulosa cells promotes ovulation and causes progressive accumulation of corpora lutea.
Tuberous sclerosis complex 1 (Tsc1) is a tumor suppressor negatively regulating mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). It is reported that mice lacking Tsc1 gene in oocytes show depletion of primordial follicles, resulting in premature ovarian failure and subsequent infertility. A recent...
Main Authors: | Lin Huang, Zhen-Bo Wang, Zong-Zhe Jiang, Meng-Wen Hu, Fei Lin, Qing-Hua Zhang, Yi-Bo Luo, Yi Hou, Yong Zhao, Heng-Yu Fan, Heide Schatten, Qing-Yuan Sun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3545997?pdf=render |
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