Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

HDAC3 maintains oocyte meiosis arrest by repressing amphiregulin expression before the LH surge

  • Huarong Wang,
  • Han Cai,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Meiling Zhang,
  • Bingying Liu,
  • Ziqi Chen,
  • Tingting Yang,
  • Junshun Fang,
  • Yanhao Zhang,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Jun Han,
  • Qirui Guo,
  • Hua Zhang,
  • Haibin Wang,
  • Guoliang Xia,
  • Chao Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13671-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Before ovulation, a surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) triggers the resumption of meiosis in oocytes, which is mediated by EGF-like growth factors. Here, the authors show that HDAC3 inhibits mouse oocyte maturation by negatively regulating the expression of EGF-like factor before the LH surge.