Gene Review:
GDF9 - growth differentiation factor 9
Bos taurus
- Oocytes prevent cumulus cell apoptosis by maintaining a morphogenic paracrine gradient of bone morphogenetic proteins. Hussein, T.S., Froiland, D.A., Amato, F., Thompson, J.G., Gilchrist, R.B. J. Cell. Sci. (2005)
- Oocyte-secreted factors enhance oocyte developmental competence. Hussein, T.S., Thompson, J.G., Gilchrist, R.B. Dev. Biol. (2006)
- Growth differentiation factor-9 induces Smad2 activation and inhibin B production in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells. Kaivo-Oja, N., Bondestam, J., Kämäräinen, M., Koskimies, J., Vitt, U., Cranfield, M., Vuojolainen, K., Kallio, J.P., Olkkonen, V.M., Hayashi, M., Moustakas, A., Groome, N.P., ten Dijke, P., Hsueh, A.J., Ritvos, O. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. (2003)
- Growth differentiation factor-9 has divergent effects on proliferation and steroidogenesis of bovine granulosa cells. Spicer, L.J., Aad, P.Y., Allen, D., Mazerbourg, S., Hsueh, A.J. J. Endocrinol. (2006)
- Meat and Livestock Association Plenary Lecture 2005. Oocyte signalling molecules and their effects on reproduction in ruminants. McNatty, K.P., Lawrence, S., Groome, N.P., Meerasahib, M.F., Hudson, N.L., Whiting, L., Heath, D.A., Juengel, J.L. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. (2006)
- Hormonal regulation of expression of growth differentiation factor-9 receptor type I and II genes in the bovine ovarian follicle. Jayawardana, B.C., Shimizu, T., Nishimoto, H., Kaneko, E., Tetsuka, M., Miyamoto, A. Reproduction (2006)
- Bone morphogenetic protein 15 and growth differentiation factor 9 co-operate to regulate granulosa cell function in ruminants. McNatty, K.P., Juengel, J.L., Reader, K.L., Lun, S., Myllymaa, S., Lawrence, S.B., Western, A., Meerasahib, M.F., Mottershead, D.G., Groome, N.P., Ritvos, O., Laitinen, M.P. Reproduction (2005)
- Genes preferentially expressed in bovine oocytes revealed by subtractive and suppressive hybridization. Pennetier, S., Uzbekova, S., Guyader-Joly, C., Humblot, P., Mermillod, P., Dalbiès-Tran, R. Biol. Reprod. (2005)