How to make an egg: transcriptional regulation in oocytes.
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چکیده
The oocyte is a highly differentiated cell. It makes organelles specialized to its unique functions and progresses through a series of developmental stages to acquire a fertilization competent phenotype. This review will integrate the biology of the oocyte with what is known about oocyte-specific gene regulation and transcription factors involved in oocyte development. We propose that oogenesis is reliant on a dynamic gene regulatory network that includes oocyte-specific transcriptional regulators.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Differentiation; research in biological diversity
دوره 73 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005