Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
SMAD4 promotes somatic-germline contact during murine oocyte growth
Sofía Granados-Aparici, Qin Yang, Hugh J. Clarke
The paper shows that SMAD4 deletion in granulosa cells reduces transzonal projections (TZPs) contacting oocytes, suggesting TGFβ signaling stabilizes soma-germline communication.
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