2021
The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline
McManus CE, Mazzetto M, Wei G, Han M, Reinke V. The zinc-finger protein OEF-1 stabilizes histone modification patterns and promotes efficient splicing in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkab329. PMID: 34519784, PMCID: PMC8664474, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH3K36me3 levelsAutosomal lociC. elegans germ lineGerm cellsC. elegans germlineActive chromatin stateHistone modification patternsMES-4Chromatin stateEpigenetic balanceMutant phenotypeCaenorhabditis elegansSex chromosomesGenomic domainsGerm lineEfficient splicingDifferentiation programX chromosomeGenetic informationModification patternsTranscript integrityEfficient mRNANovel modifierH3K36me3Downstream effects
2013
Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs
Kudron M, Niu W, Lu Z, Wang G, Gerstein M, Snyder M, Reinke V. Tissue-specific direct targets of Caenorhabditis elegans Rb/E2F dictate distinct somatic and germline programs. Genome Biology 2013, 14: r5. PMID: 23347407, PMCID: PMC4053757, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-1-r5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRb/E2FLin-35Target genesGenome-wide binding profilesGene expressionTissue-specific gene regulationLin-35 mutantsDistinct cell fatesSmall RNA pathwaysEffector target genesDirect target geneBinding profileGermline programHPL-2Chromatin associationH3K36 methylationRNA pathwaysCSR-1Germline transformationC. elegansGene regulationCell fateE2FDirect targetMultiple tissues
2011
The kinase VRK1 is required for normal meiotic progression in mammalian oogenesis
Schober CS, Aydiner F, Booth CJ, Seli E, Reinke V. The kinase VRK1 is required for normal meiotic progression in mammalian oogenesis. Cells And Development 2011, 128: 178-190. PMID: 21277975, DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2011.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromosomes, MammalianFemaleHistonesInfertility, FemaleInfertility, MaleMaleMeiosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMutagenesis, InsertionalOocytesOogenesisOrgan SizeOrgan SpecificityOvaryPhenotypePhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSeminiferous EpitheliumSpermatogenesisTestisTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsMeiotic progressionNormal meiotic progressionGene trap insertionConserved roleDrosophila oogenesisMammalian gametogenesisMammalian oogenesisVRK1 activityPhosphorylation substratesFemale meiosisInvertebrate speciesProliferation defectMale spermatogoniaChromosomal configurationsMetaphase plateVRK1OogenesisVRK1 expressionFailure of oocytesMouse strainsDrosophilaMeiosisGametogenesisChromosomesLoci
2002
X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans.
Kelly WG, Schaner CE, Dernburg AF, Lee MH, Kim SK, Villeneuve AM, Reinke V. X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans. Development 2002, 129: 479-92. PMID: 11807039, PMCID: PMC4066729, DOI: 10.1242/dev.129.2.479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDisorders of Sex DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGenes, ReporterGerm CellsGonadsHistonesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMeiosisMethylationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOocytesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpermatozoaTranscription, GeneticTransgenesX ChromosomeConceptsX chromosomeHistone modificationsC. elegansEarly meiosisX chromosome silencingNematode C. elegansGermline maintenanceNematode phylumHermaphroditic speciesChromatin organizationSex bodyXO malesTranscriptional competenceSex chromosomesTranscriptional activationTransgene arrayOocyte meiosisMeiosisChromosomesRepressive mechanismsElegansSpeciesHeterochromatinHermaphroditesGenome