Clin Exp Reprod Med.
2012 Dec;39(4):127-131. 10.5653/cerm.2012.39.4.127.
Transcription factors in the maintenance and survival of primordial follicles
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- 1Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seoul, Korea. youngsokchoi@cha.ac.kr
- KMID: 1882016
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5653/cerm.2012.39.4.127
Abstract
- Primordial follicles are formed prenatally in mammalian ovaries, and at birth they are fated to be activated to primary follicles, to be dormant, or to die. During the early stage of folliclulogenesis, the oocyte undergoes dynamic alterations in expression of numerous genes, which are regulated by transcription factors. Several germ-cell specific transcriptional regulators are critical for formation and maintenance of follicles. These transcriptional regulators include: Figla, Lhx8, Nobox, Sohlh1, and Sohlh2. A subset of these transcriptional regulators is mutated in women with ovarian insufficiency and infertility. Establishment of this oocyte pool is essential for fertility. This review focuses on these transcriptional regulators of female primordial follicles.
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