Proprotein convertase activity regulates cumulus-oocyte-complex matrix integrity and cumulus cell migration during ovulation via a GDF9-dependent mechanism
Caroline E. Kratka, Ruixu Huang, Jeffrey Pea…·Francesca E. Duncan
This study identifies PCSK5A and GDF9 as key regulators of cumulus-oocyte-complex matrix integrity and cumulus cell migration during late ovulation, with implications for fertility therapeutics.