2011
C. elegans meg‐1 and meg‐2 differentially interact with nanos family members to either promote or inhibit germ cell proliferation and survival
Kapelle WS, Reinke V. C. elegans meg‐1 and meg‐2 differentially interact with nanos family members to either promote or inhibit germ cell proliferation and survival. Genesis 2011, 49: 380-391. PMID: 21305687, DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisorders of Sex DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianEpistasis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsLuminescent ProteinsMaleRNA InterferenceRNA-Binding ProteinsTime FactorsConceptsGerm cell proliferationMeg 1Germ cellsEmbryonic primordial germ cellsTargeted RNAi screenPrimordial germ cellsCell proliferationGerm cell survivalGerm lineageP granulesRNAi screenLarval stagesMEG 2Cell survivalFamily membersMultiple pathwaysGerm cell degenerationPhenotypeSterilityProliferationOptimal proliferationCellsCell degenerationEmbryogenesisLineages
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
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 stateMEG-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
2006
Regulation of developmental rate and germ cell proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans by the p53 gene network
Derry W, Bierings R, van Iersel M, Satkunendran T, Reinke V, Rothman J. Regulation of developmental rate and germ cell proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans by the p53 gene network. Cell Death & Differentiation 2006, 14: 662-670. PMID: 17186023, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCEP-1Genotoxic stressP53 family membersComplex transcriptional regulatory networksDevelopmental rateTranscriptional regulatory networksCell proliferationP53-binding siteGerm cell proliferationTumor suppressor p53Absence of stressGermline apoptosisCaenorhabditis elegansTranscriptional networksC. elegansMammalian counterpartsCheckpoint responseGene networksRegulatory networksTranscriptional targetsP53 gene networkEmbryonic viabilityHuman p63Negative regulatorP53 family