Francisco Diaz

Regulation of YAP1 during oocyte maturation
T. Sun, F. J. Diaz, May 2026, In: Reproduction, Fertility and Development
Date: May 2026

Mammalian mitochondrial DNA accumulates insertions and deletions with age in energetically demanding tissues
Edmundo Torres-Gonzalez, Barbara Arbeithuber, Nicholas Stoler, Marzia A. Cremona, Omar Shebl, Thomas Ebner, Irene Tiemann-Boege, Francisco J. Diaz, Francesca Chiaromonte, Kateryna D. Makova, Mar 1 2026, In: Molecular biology and evolution
Date: Mar 1 2026

Zinc Deficiency Disrupts Germ Cell Nest Breakdown During In Vitro Ovary Culture
James M. Hester, Suzanne M. Getman, Melissa E. Pepling, Francisco J. Diaz, Feb 2026, In: Molecular reproduction and development
Date: Feb 2026

Zinc deficiency in bovine mural granulosa cells results in hippo pathway-mediated apoptosis
Allison Gabel, Francisco Diaz, Dec 1 2025, In: Biology of reproduction
Date: Dec 1 2025

DTPA disrupts development of preantral ovarian follicles in vitro
James M. Hester, Francisco J. Diaz, Oct 2025, In: Reproduction and Fertility
Date: Oct 2025

Synergistic enhancement of the mouse Pramex1 and Pramel1 in repressing retinoic acid (RA) signaling during gametogenesis
Mingyao Yang, Francisco Diaz, Ana Rita T. Krause, Yuguo Lei, Wan Sheng Liu, Dec 2024, In: Cell and Bioscience
Date: Dec 2024

A reconfigurable microfluidic building block platform for high-throughput nonhormonal contraceptive screening
Jyong Huei Lee, Carl van der Linden, Francisco J. Diaz, Pak Kin Wong, Jun 9 2022, In: Lab on a Chip
Date: Jun 9 2022

Advanced age increases frequencies of de novo mitochondrial mutations in macaque oocytes and somatic tissues
Barbara Arbeithuber, Marzia A. Cremona, James Hester, Alison Barrett, Bonnie Higgins, Kate Anthony, Francesca Chiaromonte, Francisco J. Diaz, Kateryna D. Makova, Apr 12 2022, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Date: Apr 12 2022

Ad libitum feeding alters mRNA abundance in the ovarian cortex of broiler breeder hens
Kate Anthony, Tyler Bruce Garner, Ramesh Ramachandran, Francisco Javier Diaz, Apr 2022, In: Reproduction and Fertility
Date: Apr 2022

Menstrual Cycle-Associated Changes in Micronutrient Biomarkers Concentration
Sixtus Aguree, Laura E. Murray-Kolb, Francisco Diaz, Alison D. Gernand, 2022, In: Journal of the American Nutrition Association
Date: 2022

Oocyte-derived BMP15 and FGFs cooperate to promote glycolysis in cumulus cells
Koji Sugiura, You Qiang Su, Francisco J. Diaz, Stephanie A. Pangas, Shweta Sharma, Karen Wigglesworth, Marilyn J. O'Brien, Martin M. Matzuk, Shunichi Shimasaki, John J. Eppig, Jul 2007, In: Development
Citations: 288

Oocytes determine cumulus cell lineage in mouse ovarian follicles
Francisco J. Diaz, Karen Wigglesworth, John J. Eppig, Apr 15 2007, In: Journal of Cell Science
Citations: 227

The effects of feeding fish oil on uterine secretion of PGF _2α, milk composition, and metabolic status of periparturient Holstein cows
R. Mattos, C. R. Staples, A. Arteche, M. C. Wiltbank, F. J. Diaz, T. C. Jenkins, W. W. Thatcher, Apr 2004, In: Journal of dairy science
Citations: 160

Regulation of progesterone and prostaglandin F_2α production in the CL
F. J. Diaz, L. E. Anderson, Y. L. Wu, A. Rabot, S. J. Tsai, M. C. Wiltbank, May 31 2002, In: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Citations: 134

The preantral granulosa cell to cumulus cell transition in the mouse ovary
F. J. Diaz, M. J. O'Brien, K. Wigglesworth, J. J. Eppig, Nov 1 2006, In: Developmental biology
Citations: 131

Oocytes are required for the preantral granulosa cell to cumulus cell transition in mice
F. J. Diaz, K. Wigglesworth, J. J. Eppig, May 1 2007, In: Developmental biology
Citations: 100

Role of zinc in female reproduction
Tyler Bruce Garner, James Malcolm Hester, Allison Carothers, Francisco J. Diaz, May 1 2021, In: Biology of reproduction
Citations: 98

Acute dietary zinc deficiency before conception compromises oocyte epigenetic programming and disrupts embryonic development
X. Tian, F. J. Diaz, Apr 1 2013, In: Developmental biology
Citations: 91

Zinc depletion causes multiple defects in ovarian function during the periovulatory period in mice
X. Tian, Francisco J. Diaz, Feb 2012, In: Endocrinology
Citations: 85

Prostaglandin F(2α) induces distinct physiological responses in porcine corpora lutea after acquisition of luteolytic capacity
F. J. Diaz, T. D. Crenshaw, M. C. Wiltbank, 2000, In: Biology of reproduction
Citations: 71

Centers & Institutes

• One Health Microbiome Center
• Center for Reproductive Biology and Health

• Integrative and Biomedical Physiology IGDP
• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

• Ngozi Ibadin
• Kiana Mitchell

• Department of Animal Science
• Elsevier Pure Profile