Bmp15 cDNA ORF clone, Mus musculus(house mouse)

Rac1 modulates the formation of primordial follicles by facilitating STAT3-directed Jagged1, GDF9 and BMP15 transcription in mice.
Zhao L, Du X, Huang K, Zhang T, Teng Z, Niu W, Wang C, Xia G
Scientific reports623972(2016 Apr)

Antagonist Xist and Tsix co-transcription during mouse oogenesis and maternal Xist expression during pre-implantation development calls into question the nature of the maternal imprint on the X chromosome.
Deuve JL, Bonnet-Garnier A, Beaujean N, Avner P, Morey C
Epigenetics10(10)931-42(2015)

Data show that Rac1 induced nuclear import of STAT3 by physical binding, and nuclear STAT3 directly activated the transcription of essential oocyte-specific genes, including Jagged1, GDF9 and BMP15.
Title: Rac1 modulates the formation of primordial follicles by facilitating STAT3-directed Jagged1, GDF9 and BMP15 transcription in mice.

results support a model of activation for human GDF9 dependent on cumulin formation through heterodimerization with BMP15. Oocyte-secreted cumulin is likely to be a central regulator of fertility in mono-ovular mammals.
Title: Cumulin, an Oocyte-secreted Heterodimer of the Transforming Growth Factor-? Family, Is a Potent Activator of Granulosa Cells and Improves Oocyte Quality.

these data provide evidence that the preovulatory LH surge leads to upregulation of several forms of BMP15 protein secreted by the oocyte for putative sequestration and/or interaction with ovarian follicular somatic cells.
Title: Oocyte expression, secretion and somatic cell interaction of mouse bone morphogenetic protein 15 during the peri-ovulatory period.

modified oocyte glycoproteins alter GDF9:BMP15 expression modifying follicle development resulting in the generation of more follicles
Title: Oocytes lacking O-glycans alter follicle development and increase fertility by increasing follicle FSH sensitivity, decreasing apoptosis, and modifying GDF9:BMP15 expression.

findings that GDF9:BMP15 heterodimers are the most bioactive ligands in mice and humans compared with homodimers explain many puzzling genetic and physiological data and have important implications for improving female fertility in mammals
Title: Growth differentiation factor 9:bone morphogenetic protein 15 heterodimers are potent regulators of ovarian functions.