2020
Contribution of increasing plasma membrane to the energetic cost of early zebrafish embryogenesis
Rodenfels J, Sartori P, Golfier S, Nagendra K, Neugebauer K, Howard J. Contribution of increasing plasma membrane to the energetic cost of early zebrafish embryogenesis. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2020, 31: 520-526. PMID: 32049586, PMCID: PMC7202076, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-09-0529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CountCell MembraneEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentEnergy MetabolismModels, BiologicalNocodazoleTemperatureZebrafishConceptsPlasma membraneEarly zebrafish embryogenesisEnergetic costSpecific developmental eventsTotal plasma membraneCell proliferationTwo-cell stageZebra fish embryosZebrafish embryogenesisTotal cell surface areaDNA replicationCell divisionEarly embryosDevelopmental eventsCleavage divisionsCell surface areaTotal cell numberCleavage stagesEmbryo volumeEmbryosCell numberMembraneTotal energy budgetProliferationEmbryogenesis
2018
RNA tales – how embryos read and discard messages from mom
Despic V, Neugebauer KM. RNA tales – how embryos read and discard messages from mom. Journal Of Cell Science 2018, 131: jcs201996. PMID: 29467249, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.201996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZygotic genomePost-transcriptional regulatory pathwaysMaternal mRNA clearanceMaternal mRNA degradationEarly developmentContribution of microRNAsZygotic transitionMRNA clearanceRNA regulationMRNA decayCellular contextHigh-throughput methodZebrafish embryosFemale gametesMaternal mRNAsMolecular playersMRNA degradationRNA modificationsMolecular principlesRegulatory pathwaysGenomeLater stepsMZTSilent genomeEmbryosDynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis
Escayola D, Neugebauer K. Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis. Biochemistry 2018, 57: 2462-2469. PMID: 29473743, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear bodiesCajal bodiesRNA processingZygotic gene productsRNA-protein complexesEfficient RNA processingFunction of nucleoliNuclear body formationGene elementsVariety of organismsZygotic genomeZygotic transitionGenomic lociNascent RNAModel organismsNuclear stepsTranscriptional activationEarly embryosNuclear proteinsGene productsGene locusMembraneless organellesBody formationExcellent modelCell nuclei
2017
Purification of Zygotically Transcribed RNA through Metabolic Labeling of Early Zebrafish Embryos
Heyn P, Neugebauer KM. Purification of Zygotically Transcribed RNA through Metabolic Labeling of Early Zebrafish Embryos. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1605: 121-131. PMID: 28456961, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6988-3_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalRNA, MessengerTranscriptional ActivationUridine TriphosphateZebrafishZebrafish Proteins
2016
Activation of transcription enforces the formation of distinct nuclear bodies in zebrafish embryos
Heyn P, Salmonowicz H, Rodenfels J, Neugebauer KM. Activation of transcription enforces the formation of distinct nuclear bodies in zebrafish embryos. RNA Biology 2016, 14: 752-760. PMID: 27858508, PMCID: PMC5519242, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1255397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone locus bodyCajal bodiesNuclear bodiesSm ringHistone mRNA 3' end processingEnd processingMRNA 3' end processingDifferent nuclear bodiesDistinct nuclear bodiesNuclear body componentsDistinct regulatory functionsHLB formationHistone genesHistone transcriptsZygotic transcriptionTranscriptional silenceSplicing machineryRRNA processingEarly embryogenesisU7 snRNPNascent histoneZebrafish embryosDanio rerioCellular compartmentsTranscription inhibition
2010
Dynamic control of Cajal body number during zebrafish embryogenesis
Strzelecka M, Oates AC, Neugebauer KM. Dynamic control of Cajal body number during zebrafish embryogenesis. Nucleus 2010, 1: 96-108. PMID: 21327108, PMCID: PMC3035118, DOI: 10.4161/nucl.1.1.10680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCajal bodiesEnd processing factorsGene expressionZygotic genome activationZygotic gene expressionRNA processing machineryDistinct nuclear bodiesMRNA splicing machineryCajal body numberLive-cell imagingCB numberHours of developmentGenome activationZebrafish embryogenesisNuclear subcompartmentsSnRNP biogenesisSplicing machineryZebrafish embryosCell divisionNuclear bodiesCB assemblyEmbryonic cellsMaternal contributionProcessing machineryEmbryos