2010
Genome-wide analysis of germ cell proliferation in C . elegans identifies VRK-1 as a key regulator of CEP-1/p53
Waters K, Yang AZ, Reinke V. Genome-wide analysis of germ cell proliferation in C . elegans identifies VRK-1 as a key regulator of CEP-1/p53. Developmental Biology 2010, 344: 1011-1025. PMID: 20599896, PMCID: PMC3375680, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell proliferationVRK-1Germ cellsCEP-1CEP-1/p53Cell proliferationImportant regulatory relationshipsGenome-wide analysisGene expression profilingGermline proliferationCell cycle arrestUseful model systemC. elegansProliferation defectFunctional characterizationNegative regulationExpression profilingRegulatory relationshipsKey regulatorP53 activityCycle arrestUnsuspected mechanismElegansModel systemProliferation
2006
Promotion of oogenesis and embryogenesis in the C. elegans gonad by EFL-1/DPL-1 (E2F) does not require LIN-35 (pRB)
Chi W, Reinke V. Promotion of oogenesis and embryogenesis in the C. elegans gonad by EFL-1/DPL-1 (E2F) does not require LIN-35 (pRB). Development 2006, 133: 3147-3157. PMID: 16854972, DOI: 10.1242/dev.02490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsE2F Transcription FactorsEmbryonic DevelopmentFertilityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGonadsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOogenesisReceptors, LDLRepressor ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsEFL-1/DPLLin-35 mutantsLin-35Dpl-1Efl-1Target genesC. elegansTissue-specific transcriptional programsEctopic cell divisionE2F-binding sitesCell cycle componentsCaenorhabditis elegansTranscriptional programsEarly embryogenesisResponsive genesCell divisionCause defectsRegulatory regionsSomatic tissuesExpression profilingGene expressionReduced broodsOogenesisElegansFunction mutations