【Press release】Part of the Mechanism Behind Oocyte Formation Unveiled ~ Discovery of the ROOM Protein, Essential for Oocyte Compartment Formation ~
A research group led by Kenta Sugiura, Ichiro Kawasaki, and Professor Ken Sato (IMCR, Gunma University), in collaboration with Professor Hidetaka Kosako (Tokushima University), has shed light on a key mechanism underlying the formation of oocytes. This research is expected to bring us closer to unraveling the mysteries of cellular structure formation, which underpin the very foundations of life.
・Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences of United States of America
・2026/5/5
・Transmembrane ROOM proteins ensure rooms for germ cells by maintaining intercellular bridge
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