title: Somatic guidance for the oocyte.
abstract: The capacity of oocytes to support embryo development and a healthy pregnancy is dependent on complex and poorly understood interactions with the somatic cells that enclose it during its development. Reporting in Nature Cell Biology, Chen et al. (2013) demonstrate that EGF-like peptide somatic cell signals regulate oocyte mRNA translation.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia; Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia. Electronic address: r.gilchrist@unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia; Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia.
authors.forename: Dulama
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D023121:RNA, Messenger, Stored / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D023121:RNA, Messenger, Stored