| First Author | Freiman RN | Year | 2001 |
| Journal | Science | Volume | 293 |
| Issue | 5537 | Pages | 2084-7 |
| PubMed ID | 11557891 | Mgi Jnum | J:71679 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2150558 | Doi | 10.1126/science.1061935 |
| Citation | Freiman RN, et al. (2001) Requirement of tissue-selective TBP-associated factor TAFII105 in ovarian development. Science 293(5537):2084-7 |
| abstractText | Transcription factor TFIID, composed of TBP and TAFII subunits, is a central component of the RNA polymerase II machinery. Here, we report that the tissue-selective TAFII105 subunit of TFIID is essential for proper development and function of the mouse ovary. Female mice lacking TAFII105 are viable but infertile because of a defect in folliculogenesis correlating with restricted expression of TAFII105 in the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicle. Gene expression profiling has uncovered a defective inhibin-activin signaling pathway in TAFII105-deficient ovaries. Together, these studies suggest that TAFII105 mediates the transcription of a subset of genes required for proper folliculogenesis in the ovary and establishes TAFII105 as a cell type-specific component of the mammalian transcriptional machinery. |
