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
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