2009
DPL-1 (DP) acts in the germ line to coordinate ovulation and fertilization in C. elegans
Chi W, Reinke V. DPL-1 (DP) acts in the germ line to coordinate ovulation and fertilization in C. elegans. Cells And Development 2009, 126: 406-416. PMID: 19368797, PMCID: PMC2680456, DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEFL-1/DPLDpl-1Germ lineTissue-specific rescue experimentsGonad armsItr-1RME-2Caenorhabditis elegansEfl-1C. elegansGene functionTranscriptional programsInositol triphosphate receptorGonad structureSuccessful reproductionSevere defectsRescue experimentsGerm cellsFunction mutationsSuccessful fertilizationLikely disruptsMutantsSpermathecaTriphosphate receptorElegans
2008
C. elegans Nucleostemin Is Required for Larval Growth and Germline Stem Cell Division
Kudron MM, Reinke V. C. elegans Nucleostemin Is Required for Larval Growth and Germline Stem Cell Division. PLOS Genetics 2008, 4: e1000181. PMID: 18725931, PMCID: PMC2515194, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibosome biogenesisGermline stem cell divisionLarval arrest phenotypeGerm line functionGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionCell growthNematode C. elegansN-terminal domainStem cellsExhibit reduced levelsCell cycle arrestArrest phenotypeNucleolar factorsC. elegansRRNA transcriptionGrowth defectNucleolar functionGerm lineCell divisionLarval growthTransgenic studiesBiogenesisStable expressionProliferative state
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
2000
A Global Profile of Germline Gene Expression in C. elegans
Reinke V, Smith H, Nance J, Wang J, Van Doren C, Begley R, Jones S, Davis E, Scherer S, Ward S, Kim S. A Global Profile of Germline Gene Expression in C. elegans. Molecular Cell 2000, 6: 605-616. PMID: 11030340, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)00059-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHelminth ProteinsMaleMembrane ProteinsOocytesProteinsReceptors, NotchRNA, MessengerRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaX ChromosomeConceptsC. elegans germlineGermline gene expressionEmbryonic signaling pathwaysGene expression patternsStem cell proliferationChromosomal locationProtein kinaseX chromosomeDNA microarraysExpression patternsGene expressionSignaling pathwaysGermline transcriptsGenesCell proliferationGermlineGlobal profileTranscriptsChromosomesNew componentsKinaseMicroarrayPhosphatasePathwayOocytes