The nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio: coupling DNA content to cell size, cell cycle, and biosynthetic capacity

S Balachandra, S Sarkar… - Annual review of genetics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Though cell size varies between different cells and across species, the nuclear-to-
cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio is largely maintained across species and within cell types. A cell …

The chromatin source-sink hypothesis: a shared mode of chromatin-mediated regulations

PJ Murphy, F Berger - Development, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
We propose that several chromatin-mediated regulatory processes are dominated by source-
sink relationships in which factors operate as 'sources' to produce or provide a resource and …

A BMP-controlled metabolic/epigenetic signaling cascade directs midfacial morphogenesis

J Yang, L Zhu, H Pan, H Ueharu… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Craniofacial anomalies, especially midline facial defects, are among the most common birth
defects in patients and are associated with increased mortality or require lifelong treatment …

Principles of genome activation in the early embryo

CY Zhou, R Heald - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pioneer factors and histones prime the chromatin landscape for zygotic
transcription.•ZGA timing is regulated by nuclear-to-cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio and cell cycle …

Bellymount-pulsed tracking: a novel approach for real-time in vivo imaging of Drosophila abdominal tissues

S Balachandra, AA Amodeo - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Quantitative live imaging is a valuable tool that offers insights into cellular dynamics.
However, many fundamental biological processes are incompatible with current live …

A missense SNP in the tumor suppressor SETD2 reduces H3K36me3 and mitotic spindle integrity in Drosophila

JS Brockett, T Manalo, H Zein-Sabatto, J Lee, J Fang… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mutations in SETD2 are among the most prevalent drivers of renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
We identified a novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in SETD2, E902Q, within a …

The nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio drives cellularization in the close animal relative Sphaeroforma arctica

M Olivetta, O Dudin - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The ratio of nuclear content to cytoplasmic volume (N/C ratio) is a key regulator driving the
maternal-to-zygotic transition in most animal embryos. Altering this ratio often impacts …

Local nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio regulates H3. 3 incorporation via cell cycle state during zygotic genome activation

AD Bhatt, MG Brown, AB Wackford, Y Shindo… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Early embryos often have relatively unstructured chromatin that lacks active and inactive
domains typical of differentiated cells. In many species, these regulatory domains are …

Local nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio regulates chaperone-dependent H3 variant incorporation during zygotic genome activation

AD Bhatt, MG Brown, AB Wackford, Y Shindo… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Early embryos often have relatively unstructured chromatin that lacks active and inactive
domains typical of differentiated cells. In many species, these regulatory domains are …

Bellymount-Pulsed Tracking: A Novel Approach for Real-Time In vivo Imaging of Drosophila Oogenesis.

S Balachandra, AA Amodeo - Biorxiv: the Preprint Server for …, 2024 - europepmc.org
Quantitative live imaging is a valuable tool that offers insights into cellular dynamics.
However, many fundamental biological processes are incompatible with current live imaging …