Multiple roles of PLK1 in mitosis and meiosis

J Kalous, D Aleshkina - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cells are equipped with a diverse network of signaling and regulatory proteins that function
as cell cycle regulators and checkpoint proteins to ensure the proper progression of cell …

Unconventional roles of chromatin remodelers and long non-coding RNAs in cell division

Y Prozzillo, MV Santopietro, G Messina… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The aim of this review article is to focus on the unconventional roles of epigenetic players
(chromatin remodelers and long non-coding RNAs) in cell division, beyond their well …

Vasa nucleates asymmetric translation along the mitotic spindle during unequal cell divisions

A Fernandez-Nicolas, A Uchida, J Poon… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract mRNA translation on the spindle is hypothesized to be an essential strategy for the
localized production of cell regulators. This mechanism may be important particularly in …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple intersecting pathways are involved in the phosphorylation of CPEB1 to activate translation during mouse oocyte meiosis

C Kunitomi, M Romero, EM Daldello, K Schindler… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The RNA-binding protein cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding 1 (CPEB1) plays a
fundamental role in the regulation of mRNA translation in oocytes. However, the nature of …

Vasa, a regulator of localized mRNA translation on the spindle

PA Sundaram Buitrago, K Rao, M Yajima - BioEssays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Localized mRNA translation is a biological process that allows mRNA to be translated on‐
site, which is proposed to provide fine control in protein regulation, both spatially and …

[HTML][HTML] Vasa, a regulator of localized mRNA translation on the spindle

P Sundaram, K Rao, M Yajima - BioEssays: news and reviews in …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Localized mRNA translation is a biological process that allows mRNA to be translated on-
site, which is proposed to provide fine control in protein regulation both spatially and …

Multiple intersecting pathways are involved in CPEB1 phosphorylation and regulation of translation during mouse oocyte meiosis

C Kunitomi, M Romero, EM Daldello… - …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
The RNA-binding protein cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding 1 (CPEB1) plays a
fundamental role in regulating mRNA translation in oocytes. However, the specifics of how …

RNA localization to the mitotic spindle is essential for early development and is regulated by kinesin-1 and dynein

CM Remsburg, KD Konrad… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Mitosis is a fundamental and highly regulated process that acts to faithfully segregate
chromosomes into two identical daughter cells. Localization of gene transcripts involved in …

Micromere formation and its evolutionary implications in the sea urchin

N Emura, M Yajima - Current topics in developmental biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The micromeres of the sea urchin embryo are distinct from other blastomeres. After they
arise through an asymmetric cell division at the 8-to 16-cell stage, micromeres immediately …

An approach to quantitate maternal transcripts localized in sea urchin egg cortex using RT-qPCR with accurate normalization

YO Kipryushina, MA Maiorova, KV Yakovlev - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The sea urchin egg cortex is a peripheral region of eggs comprising a cell membrane and
adjacent cytoplasm, which contains actin and tubulin cytoskeleton, cortical granules and …