Published in Mech Dev on February 01, 2002
Oocyte formation by mitotically active germ cells purified from ovaries of reproductive-age women. Nat Med (2012) 5.20
Oogenesis requires germ cell-specific transcriptional regulators Sohlh1 and Lhx8. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.87
Mutations in mouse Aspm (abnormal spindle-like microcephaly associated) cause not only microcephaly but also major defects in the germline. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.76
Dynamic changes in histone modifications precede de novo DNA methylation in oocytes. Genes Dev (2015) 1.56
The primordial pool of follicles and nest breakdown in mammalian ovaries. Mol Hum Reprod (2009) 1.41
Meiotic homologue alignment and its quality surveillance are controlled by mouse HORMAD1. Nat Cell Biol (2011) 1.40
NOBOX homeobox mutation causes premature ovarian failure. Am J Hum Genet (2007) 1.37
HILS1 is a spermatid-specific linker histone H1-like protein implicated in chromatin remodeling during mammalian spermiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.28
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GDF9 is transiently expressed in oocytes before follicle formation in the human fetal ovary and is regulated by a novel NOBOX transcript. PLoS One (2015) 0.82
TAF4b promotes mouse primordial follicle assembly and oocyte survival. Dev Biol (2014) 0.81
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Follicle dynamics and global organization in the intact mouse ovary. Dev Biol (2015) 0.80
Oocyte-somatic cell communication and microRNA function in the ovary. Ann Endocrinol (Paris) (2010) 0.79
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Expression and localization of the novel and highly conserved gametocyte-specific factor 1 during oogenesis and spermatogenesis. Fertil Steril (2008) 0.77
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Meiotic DNA break formation requires the unsynapsed chromosome axis-binding protein IHO1 (CCDC36) in mice. Nat Cell Biol (2016) 0.76
Starvation at birth impairs germ cell cyst breakdown and increases autophagy and apoptosis in mouse oocytes. Cell Death Dis (2017) 0.75
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A novel homozygous 1-bp deletion in the NOBOX gene in two Brazilian sisters with primary ovarian failure. Endocrine (2017) 0.75
Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2. Nat Genet (2009) 7.30
Estrogen plus progestin and breast cancer incidence and mortality in postmenopausal women. JAMA (2010) 7.12
Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. Nat Genet (2009) 5.14
A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33. Nat Genet (2010) 4.89
Breast cancer after use of estrogen plus progestin in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med (2009) 4.80
Genetic analysis of the mammalian transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. Endocr Rev (2002) 3.06
Pervasive social deficits, but normal parturition, in oxytocin receptor-deficient mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 2.84
NOBOX deficiency disrupts early folliculogenesis and oocyte-specific gene expression. Science (2004) 2.77
X-linked TEX11 mutations, meiotic arrest, and azoospermia in infertile men. N Engl J Med (2015) 2.71
The mammalian ovary from genesis to revelation. Endocr Rev (2009) 2.31
Molecular profiling uncovers a p53-associated role for microRNA-31 in inhibiting the proliferation of serous ovarian carcinomas and other cancers. Cancer Res (2010) 2.16
A bioinformatics tool for linking gene expression profiling results with public databases of microRNA target predictions. RNA (2008) 2.16
Zygote arrest 1 (Zar1) is a novel maternal-effect gene critical for the oocyte-to-embryo transition. Nat Genet (2003) 2.09
GDF11 controls the timing of progenitor cell competence in developing retina. Science (2005) 2.04
Mutant mice lacking acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 are embryonically lethal. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 2.04
High-grade serous ovarian cancer arises from fallopian tube in a mouse model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 2.03
TEX14 is essential for intercellular bridges and fertility in male mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 2.01
Follistatin operates downstream of Wnt4 in mammalian ovary organogenesis. Dev Dyn (2004) 1.96
A link between mir-100 and FRAP1/mTOR in clear cell ovarian cancer. Mol Endocrinol (2010) 1.94
Deletion of Dicer in somatic cells of the female reproductive tract causes sterility. Mol Endocrinol (2008) 1.91
Oogenesis requires germ cell-specific transcriptional regulators Sohlh1 and Lhx8. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.87
Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of a fetal microdeletion syndrome. N Engl J Med (2011) 1.85
GASZ is essential for male meiosis and suppression of retrotransposon expression in the male germline. PLoS Genet (2009) 1.83
Pancreatic cancer risk and ABO blood group alleles: results from the pancreatic cancer cohort consortium. Cancer Res (2010) 1.82
Regulation of muscle mass by follistatin and activins. Mol Endocrinol (2010) 1.79
Roles of NPM2 in chromatin and nucleolar organization in oocytes and embryos. Science (2003) 1.78
Knockout of pentraxin 3, a downstream target of growth differentiation factor-9, causes female subfertility. Mol Endocrinol (2002) 1.77
Targeted disruption of luteinizing hormone beta-subunit leads to hypogonadism, defects in gonadal steroidogenesis, and infertility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.73
Low-fat dietary pattern and lipoprotein risk factors: the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial. Am J Clin Nutr (2010) 1.73
Conditional deletion of Smad1 and Smad5 in somatic cells of male and female gonads leads to metastatic tumor development in mice. Mol Cell Biol (2007) 1.72
Absence of the DNA-/RNA-binding protein MSY2 results in male and female infertility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.71
Oocyte regulation of metabolic cooperativity between mouse cumulus cells and oocytes: BMP15 and GDF9 control cholesterol biosynthesis in cumulus cells. Development (2007) 1.70
BMPR2 is required for postimplantation uterine function and pregnancy maintenance. J Clin Invest (2013) 1.70
MLL2 is required in oocytes for bulk histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation and transcriptional silencing. PLoS Biol (2010) 1.68
Stable expression and characterization of N-terminal tagged recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 15. Mol Hum Reprod (2009) 1.67
Microarray analyses of newborn mouse ovaries lacking Nobox. Biol Reprod (2007) 1.67
Mouse let-7 miRNA populations exhibit RNA editing that is constrained in the 5'-seed/ cleavage/anchor regions and stabilize predicted mmu-let-7a:mRNA duplexes. Genome Res (2008) 1.66
Follistatin regulates enamel patterning in mouse incisors by asymmetrically inhibiting BMP signaling and ameloblast differentiation. Dev Cell (2004) 1.65
Granulosa cell-specific inactivation of follistatin causes female fertility defects. Mol Endocrinol (2003) 1.62
Synergistic roles of BMP15 and GDF9 in the development and function of the oocyte-cumulus cell complex in mice: genetic evidence for an oocyte-granulosa cell regulatory loop. Dev Biol (2004) 1.58
Oocyte-derived BMP15 and FGFs cooperate to promote glycolysis in cumulus cells. Development (2007) 1.50
Whole exome sequencing in a random sample of North American women with leiomyomas identifies MED12 mutations in majority of uterine leiomyomas. PLoS One (2012) 1.43
Hormad1 mutation disrupts synaptonemal complex formation, recombination, and chromosome segregation in mammalian meiosis. PLoS Genet (2010) 1.42
Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterodimers are potent regulators of ovarian functions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.42
The Vg1-related protein Gdf3 acts in a Nodal signaling pathway in the pre-gastrulation mouse embryo. Development (2006) 1.40
SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 coordinate spermatogonial differentiation. Dev Biol (2011) 1.39
NOBOX homeobox mutation causes premature ovarian failure. Am J Hum Genet (2007) 1.37
As the world grows: contraception in the 21st century. J Clin Invest (2008) 1.37
Functional microRNA involved in endometriosis. Mol Endocrinol (2011) 1.36
Conversion of midbodies into germ cell intercellular bridges. Dev Biol (2007) 1.36
MRG15 regulates embryonic development and cell proliferation. Mol Cell Biol (2005) 1.35
Premature luteinization and cumulus cell defects in ovarian-specific Smad4 knockout mice. Mol Endocrinol (2006) 1.33
Loss of zona pellucida binding proteins in the acrosomal matrix disrupts acrosome biogenesis and sperm morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol (2007) 1.31
MicroRNA transcriptome in the newborn mouse ovaries determined by massive parallel sequencing. Mol Hum Reprod (2010) 1.31
Lim homeobox gene, lhx8, is essential for mouse oocyte differentiation and survival. Biol Reprod (2008) 1.28
HILS1 is a spermatid-specific linker histone H1-like protein implicated in chromatin remodeling during mammalian spermiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.28
Major chromatin remodeling in the germinal vesicle (GV) of mammalian oocytes is dispensable for global transcriptional silencing but required for centromeric heterochromatin function. Dev Biol (2004) 1.28
The effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on serum estrogen, progesterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin levels in healthy postmenopausal women. Menopause (2010) 1.27
Identification of Gasz, an evolutionarily conserved gene expressed exclusively in germ cells and encoding a protein with four ankyrin repeats, a sterile-alpha motif, and a basic leucine zipper. Mol Endocrinol (2002) 1.27
Body size phenotypes and inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 1.27
Intraovarian activins are required for female fertility. Mol Endocrinol (2007) 1.26
Discovery of novel microRNAs in female reproductive tract using next generation sequencing. PLoS One (2010) 1.26
Altered excitation-contraction coupling with skeletal muscle specific FKBP12 deficiency. FASEB J (2004) 1.24
Haploinsufficiency of kelch-like protein homolog 10 causes infertility in male mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.24
Analysis of TATA-binding protein 2 (TBP2) and TBP expression suggests different roles for the two proteins in regulation of gene expression during oogenesis and early mouse development. Reproduction (2007) 1.24
Non-invasive genetic diagnosis of male infertility using spermatozoal RNA: KLHL10 mutations in oligozoospermic patients impair homodimerization. Hum Mol Genet (2006) 1.23
Characterization of the association between 8q24 and colon cancer: gene-environment exploration and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer (2010) 1.22
Transforming growth factor β receptor type 1 is essential for female reproductive tract integrity and function. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.20
A mutation in the inner mitochondrial membrane peptidase 2-like gene (Immp2l) affects mitochondrial function and impairs fertility in mice. Biol Reprod (2007) 1.20
Transcription factor FIGLA is mutated in patients with premature ovarian failure. Am J Hum Genet (2008) 1.20
Role of satellite cells versus myofibers in muscle hypertrophy induced by inhibition of the myostatin/activin signaling pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.18
Obox, a family of homeobox genes preferentially expressed in germ cells. Genomics (2002) 1.18
Control of pelage hair follicle development and cycling by complex interactions between follistatin and activin. FASEB J (2003) 1.17
Granulosa cell-expressed BMPR1A and BMPR1B have unique functions in regulating fertility but act redundantly to suppress ovarian tumor development. Mol Endocrinol (2010) 1.17
Sohlh2 is a germ cell-specific bHLH transcription factor. Gene Expr Patterns (2006) 1.16
Redundant roles of SMAD2 and SMAD3 in ovarian granulosa cells in vivo. Mol Cell Biol (2008) 1.16
Germ cell intercellular bridges. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol (2011) 1.15
RFPL4 interacts with oocyte proteins of the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.14
Bidirectional communication between oocytes and ovarian follicular somatic cells is required for meiotic arrest of mammalian oocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.14
Characterization of NOBOX DNA binding specificity and its regulation of Gdf9 and Pou5f1 promoters. J Biol Chem (2006) 1.14
Previously uncharacterized roles of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 1b complex in mouse spermatogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.13
Exome sequencing reveals MCM8 mutation underlies ovarian failure and chromosomal instability. J Clin Invest (2014) 1.12
Growth differentiation factor 9 regulates expression of the bone morphogenetic protein antagonist gremlin. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.12
Minireview: genetic models for the study of gonadotropin actions. Endocrinology (2002) 1.12
Genomic analysis using high-resolution single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays reveals novel microdeletions associated with premature ovarian failure. Fertil Steril (2011) 1.11
Mouse TEX14 is required for embryonic germ cell intercellular bridges but not female fertility. Biol Reprod (2008) 1.11
Deficiency of growth differentiation factor 3 protects against diet-induced obesity by selectively acting on white adipose. Mol Endocrinol (2008) 1.11
TEX14 interacts with CEP55 to block cell abscission. Mol Cell Biol (2010) 1.10
Activin and GDF11 collaborate in feedback control of neuroepithelial stem cell proliferation and fate. Development (2011) 1.09
Absence of tektin 4 causes asthenozoospermia and subfertility in male mice. FASEB J (2007) 1.08
Analysis of microRNA expression in the prepubertal testis. PLoS One (2010) 1.08
Replication of loci influencing ages at menarche and menopause in Hispanic women: the Women's Health Initiative SHARe Study. Hum Mol Genet (2011) 1.07
Family history of cancer and risk of pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium (PanScan). Int J Cancer (2010) 1.07
Transcriptional regulation of early oogenesis: in search of masters. Hum Reprod Update (2005) 1.06