2018
RNA tales – how embryos read and discard messages from mom
Despic V, Neugebauer KM. RNA tales – how embryos read and discard messages from mom. Journal Of Cell Science 2018, 131: jcs201996. PMID: 29467249, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.201996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenomeHumansMaternal-Fetal RelationsRNA StabilityRNA, Messenger, StoredZebrafishZygoteConceptsZygotic genomePost-transcriptional regulatory pathwaysMaternal mRNA clearanceMaternal mRNA degradationEarly developmentContribution of microRNAsZygotic transitionMRNA clearanceRNA regulationMRNA decayCellular contextHigh-throughput methodZebrafish embryosFemale gametesMaternal mRNAsMolecular playersMRNA degradationRNA modificationsMolecular principlesRegulatory pathwaysGenomeLater stepsMZTSilent genomeEmbryos
2017
Purification of Zygotically Transcribed RNA through Metabolic Labeling of Early Zebrafish Embryos
Heyn P, Neugebauer KM. Purification of Zygotically Transcribed RNA through Metabolic Labeling of Early Zebrafish Embryos. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1605: 121-131. PMID: 28456961, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6988-3_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalRNA, MessengerTranscriptional ActivationUridine TriphosphateZebrafishZebrafish Proteins
2014
The Earliest Transcribed Zygotic Genes Are Short, Newly Evolved, and Different across Species
Heyn P, Kircher M, Dahl A, Kelso J, Tomancak P, Kalinka AT, Neugebauer KM. The Earliest Transcribed Zygotic Genes Are Short, Newly Evolved, and Different across Species. Cell Reports 2014, 6: 285-292. PMID: 24440719, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.12.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, MitochondrialRNA, MessengerSpecies SpecificityTranscription, GeneticZebrafishZygoteConceptsZygotic genome activationZygotic genesEarly zygotic transcriptsOne-cell stageSignificant transcriptional activityRapid cell divisionComparison of fishGenome activationMitochondrial genomePurification of RNAZygotic controlEvolutionary plasticityMulticellular organismsNuclear genesZygotic transcriptsEarly embryogenesisShort genesDanio rerioAdaptive potentialCell divisionTranscriptional activityMetabolic labelingCell cycleEarly genesGenes