Germ cell-specific transcriptional regulator sohlh2 is essential for early mouse folliculogenesis and oocyte-specific gene expression.

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We previously discovered a germ cell-specific spermatogenesis and oogenesis basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, Sohlh2. We generated Sohlh2-deficient mice to understand physiologic consequences of Sohlh2 deletion. We discovered that Sohlh2-knockout adult female mice are infertile due to lack of ovarian follicles. Sohlh2-deficient ovaries can form primordial follicles and, despite limited oocyte growth,...

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