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ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology2026

Building a resilient ovarian reserve: Early soma-oocyte interactions.

Cora Thompson, Alaina Houghton-Chamberlain, Joan S Jorgensen

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Review in Current topics in developmental biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Cora ThompsonDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Alaina Houghton-ChamberlainDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Joan S JorgensenDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States. Electronic address: joan.jorgensen@wisc.edu.

Funding

Iroquois function in the female reproductive tractR01HD107846 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Indrani C Bagchi, Joan S Jorgensen · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Investigating the Role of CDC42 and RAC1 in Germline Cyst Breakdown and Primordial Follicle FormationF31HD119998 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Cora Thompson · 2025 to 2026
$75k
NICHD NIH HHS F31 HD119998NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD107846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soma-oocyte interactions are a key component in female fertility. First the ovary must adopt a female fate and become populated with supporting somatic cells. We discuss the origins of each somatic cell type with a particular focus on pre-granulosa cell origins and differentiation. Upon germ cell arrival into the ovary, the oogonia develop into cysts and begin their interactions with neighboring pre-granulosa cells. Cell to cell contacts change over time as the germline cysts form and then break down to facilitate primordial follicle formation. These changes do not happen in isolation, rather, they are mediated by signaling cascades and changes in the physical structures. The processes and developmental changes explored in this chapter are crucial for the longevity and success of the primordial follicle and thus, an essential part of female fertility.

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Cell CommunicationOocytesOvarian FollicleOvarian ReserveOvaryAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleHumansSignal TransductionBalbiani bodyDevelopmentFollicleGermline cystMeiosisMitosisOocyteOvaryPre-granulosa cell

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PMID42236061
PMCPMC13504774

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