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
2002
A Targeted RNAi Screen for Genes Involved in Chromosome Morphogenesis and Nuclear Organization in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline
Colaiácovo M, Stanfield G, Reddy K, Reinke V, Kim S, Villeneuve A. A Targeted RNAi Screen for Genes Involved in Chromosome Morphogenesis and Nuclear Organization in the Caenorhabditis elegans Germline. Genetics 2002, 162: 113-128. PMID: 12242227, PMCID: PMC1462232, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/162.1.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome morphogenesisNuclear organizationRNA interferenceCaenorhabditis elegans germlineFunctional genomic strategiesMeiotic prophase eventsTargeted RNAi screenGene expression surveyDNA microarray technologyGermline phenotypeGermline proliferationMeiosis genesChromosome organizationMitotic growthRNAi screenGenomic strategiesMeiotic progressionMeiotic prophaseExpression profilesMicroarray technologyGermlineGenesMorphogenesisCaenorhabditisProphase