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SUBMITTER: Sieber MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6894174 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sieber Matthew H MH Thomsen Michael B MB Spradling Allan C AC
Cell 20160101 3
Reproduction is heavily influenced by nutrition and metabolic state. Many common reproductive disorders in humans are associated with diabetes and metabolic syndrome. We characterized the metabolic mechanisms that support oogenesis and found that mitochondria in mature Drosophila oocytes enter a low-activity state of respiratory quiescence by remodeling the electron transport chain (ETC). This shift in mitochondrial function leads to extensive glycogen accumulation late in oogenesis and is requi ...[more]