2018
The Germline-Specific Factor OEF-1 Facilitates Coordinated Progression Through Germ Cell Development in Caenorhabditis elegans
McManus CE, Reinke V. The Germline-Specific Factor OEF-1 Facilitates Coordinated Progression Through Germ Cell Development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2018, 208: 549-563. PMID: 29167199, PMCID: PMC5788521, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.117.1123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell developmentGerm cellsCell developmentGermline-expressed genesNovel nuclear proteinCell cycle checkpointsGermline expressionGenomic integrityUnique fateOocyte differentiationFaithful transmissionCycle checkpointsNuclear proteinsMature gametesX chromosomeDevelopmental eventsLarval stagesMaturation eventsGenetic materialCaenorhabditisFactor 1Developmental progressionSubtle defectsCellsExpression
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
2008
MEG-1 and MEG-2 Are Embryo-Specific P-Granule Components Required for Germline Development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Leacock SW, Reinke V. MEG-1 and MEG-2 Are Embryo-Specific P-Granule Components Required for Germline Development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2008, 178: 295-306. PMID: 18202375, PMCID: PMC2206079, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.107.080218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP granulesMeg 1Germline developmentGerm lineageMEG 2Embryonic germ lineagesP-granule componentEmbryonic cell divisionGerm cell proliferationGLH-1Germ granulesSomatic lineagesCaenorhabditis elegansGermline segregationMis-segregationMaternal germlineCell divisionGerm cellsPhenotype increasesLineagesGermline defectsPGL-1MutantsProliferationGranules