Mechanisms of germ cell specification across the metazoans: epigenesis and preformation

CG Extavour, M Akam - 2003 - journals.biologists.com
Germ cells play a unique role in gamete production, heredity and evolution. Therefore, to
understand the mechanisms that specify germ cells is a central challenge in developmental …

[HTML][HTML] Axis development and early asymmetry in mammals

RSP Beddington, EJ Robertson - Cell, 1999 - cell.com
Studying the formation of the embryonic axes in mammals poses a special problem because
patterning of the embryo itself is a relatively late event in development. In the mouse, explicit …

Signatures of Majorana fermions in hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanowire devices

V Mourik, K Zuo, SM Frolov, SR Plissard… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Majorana fermions are particles identical to their own antiparticles. They have been
theoretically predicted to exist in topological superconductors. Here, we report electrical …

The Genetics and Cell Biology of Wolbachia-Host Interactions

LR Serbus, C Casper-Lindley… - Annual review of …, 2008 - annualreviews.org
Wolbachia are gram-negative bacteria that are widespread in nature, carried by the majority
of insect species as well as some mites, crustaceans, and filarial nematodes. Wolbachia can …

Principles and roles of mRNA localization in animal development

C Medioni, K Mowry, F Besse - Development, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Intracellular targeting of mRNAs has long been recognized as a means to produce proteins
locally, but has only recently emerged as a prevalent mechanism used by a wide variety of …

aPKC phosphorylation of Bazooka defines the apical/lateral border in Drosophila epithelial cells

E Morais-de-Sá, V Mirouse, D St Johnston - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
Summary Bazooka (PAR-3), PAR-6, and aPKC form a complex that plays a key role in the
polarization of many cell types. In epithelial cells, however, Bazooka localizes below PAR-6 …

Germ cells

C Wylie - Cell, 1999 - cell.com
All sexually reproducing organisms arise from gametes, sembly of pole plasm material at the
posterior pole of highly specialized cells that together initiate constructhe oocyte …

A Function for Kinesin I in the Posterior Transport of oskar mRNA and Staufen Protein

RP Brendza, LR Serbus, JB Duffy, WM Saxton - Science, 2000 - science.org
The asymmetric localization of messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein determinants plays an
important role in the establishment of complex body plans. In Drosophila oocytes, the …

Preserving the information content of species: genetic diversity, phylogeny, and conservation worth

RH Crozier - Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 1997 - annualreviews.org
A variety of phylogenetic measures have been proposed to quantify distinctiveness, often
held to mark species of high conservation worth. However, distinctiveness of species and …

Mass transit: Epithelial morphogenesis in the Drosophila egg chamber

S Horne‐Badovinac, D Bilder - Developmental dynamics: an …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Epithelial cells use a striking array of morphogenetic behaviors to sculpt organs and body
plans during development. Although it is clear that epithelial morphogenesis is largely …