overview of gene expression dynamics during sheep early ovarian folliculogenesis

Separate transcription profiling of oocytes and granulosa cells for each follicle stage: primordial (PD), primary (PM), secondary (SC) follicles and the small antral stage (SA) obtained by Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and RNAseq. The purpose of this study was to describe global gene expression during early ovarian folliculogenesis for each follicular compartment, to identify differential and specific gene expression between the 2 follicular compartments and during follicular development, to investigate specific function and pathways and to explore bi-directional communication between oocytes and GC.