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
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