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The Transcriptome Of Human Oocytes, Jose Cibelli, Arif Kocabas, Javier Crosby, Pablo Ross, Hasan Otu, Zeki Beyhan, Zandan Can, Wau-Leong Tam, Guilherme Rosa, Robert Halgren, Bing Lim, Emilio Fernandez
The Transcriptome Of Human Oocytes, Jose Cibelli, Arif Kocabas, Javier Crosby, Pablo Ross, Hasan Otu, Zeki Beyhan, Zandan Can, Wau-Leong Tam, Guilherme Rosa, Robert Halgren, Bing Lim, Emilio Fernandez
Jose Cibelli
The identification of genes and deduced pathways from the mature human oocyte can help us better understand oogenesis, folliculogenesis, fertilization, and embryonic development. Human metaphase II oocytes were used within minutes after removal from the ovary, and its transcriptome was compared with a reference sample consisting of a mixture of total RNA from 10 different normal human tissues not including the ovary. RNA amplification was performed by using a unique protocol. Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 GeneChip arrays were used for hybridizations. Compared with reference samples, there were 5,331 transcripts significantly up-regulated and 7,074 transcripts significantly down-regulated in the …