The maternal-to-zygotic transition / edited by Howard D. Lipshitz, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Other author Lipshitz, Howard D.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAmsterdam : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an impint of Elsevier, 2015.
Descriptionxiii, 415 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesCurrent topics in developmental biology, 0070-2153 ; volume 113
Current topics in developmental biology v. 113. 0070-2153 ^A926884
Contents The maternal-to-zygotic transition in C. elegans / Scott Robertson and Rueyling Lin. Introduction ; Components of the MZT ; Major regulators/events that coordinate the MZT ; Concluding remarks -- Regulation and function of maternal gene products during the maternal-to-zygotic transition in Drosophila / John D. Laver [and others] ; Introduction ; Overview of oogenesis and early embryogenesis ; Maternal factors during oocyte maturation ; Maternal factors during egg activation and early embryogenesis ; The maternal-to-zygotic transition in primordial germ cells ; Conclusion and future prospects -- Transcriptional activation of the zygotic genome in Drosophila / Melissa M. Harrison and Michael B. Eisen. Introduction ; Activating transcription of the zygotic genome ; Mechanisms regulating transcriptional activation during the MZT ; Chromatin dynamics during the MZT ; The role of cis-Regulatory elements in regulating zygotic transcription ; Concluding remarks -- Coordinating cell cycle remodeling with transcriptional activation at the Drosophila MBT / Shelby A. Blythe and Eric F. Wieschaus. Introduction ; What happens at the MBT? ; Mechanisms for timing zygotic genome activation ; Concluding remarks -- Germ line versus soma in the transition from egg to embryo / S. Zachary Swartz and Gary M. Wessel. The big picture ; Are METs universal? ; General activation of the embryonic genome ; Activation of regionally specific gene regulatory networks ; Loss of cleavage synchrony : a cause of effect of embryonic control? ; Degradation of the maternally supplied transcription ; Separating the soma from the germ line : a critical fork in the road ; Different roads lead to a conserved germ line program ; PGC specification by induction ; PGC specification by preloading ; Evolutionary transition of PGC segregation in the echinoderms ; Putting your germ cells in the freezer : possible advantages for preloaded specification ; Are METs different between the germ line and soma? : transcriptional repression in PGCs ; Differential stability of mRNA in the germ line and soma ; NMETs are delayed in PGCs ; A continuum of maternal and embryonic contributions to development -- The maternal-to-zygotic transition during vertebrate development : a model for reprogramming / Valeria Yartseva and Antonio J. Giraldez. Introduction ; Mechanisms to maternal mRNA clearance during the MZT ; Consequences of failure of maternal mRNA clearance ; MZT connection to other transitions and reprogramming ; Concluding remarks -- Building the future : post-transcriptional regulation of cell fate decisions prior to the Xenopus midblastula transition / Michael D. Sheets. Introduction ; Regulation of maternal mRNAs in the Xenopus embryo ; miRNA regulation of mRNAs during early Xenopus development ; Translational control of mRNAs encoding cell fate determinants -- Regulation of maternal proteins in the Xenopus embryo ; Regulated proteolysis and the control of maternal signaling pathways ; The Xenopus maternal proteome ; The maternal phosphoproteome ; Metabolism and metabolomics ; Conclusions -- The Xenopus maternal-to-zygotic transition from the perspective of the germline / Jing Yang [and others]. Introduction ; Germ-plasm RNAs and cytoskeletal dynamics : stage VI Oocyte ; Germ plasm and cytoskeletal dynamics : oocyte maturation/fertilization ; Maternal determinants for two lineages inherited by the same blastomeres : a dilemma ; Mechanisms for protecting the germline during the MZT ; PGCs are transcriptionally repressed at the MBT ; How does the germline escape the MBT? ; RNA degradation during the MZT ; Stability of germline RNAs and proteins ; The PGC late-gastrula transition -- Sculpting the transcriptome during the oocyte-to-embryo transition in mouse / Petr Svoboda [and others]. Introduction ; Overview of significant events during OET ; The OET : the mother of all transcriptome remodeling -- The maternal-to-zygotic transition in flowering plants : evidence, mechanisms, and plasticity / Celia Baroux and Ueli Grossniklaus. Seed development ; a largely maternal affair ; Emancipation of the plant embryo ; Progressive zygotic gene activation ; Mechanisms of zygotic genome activation ; The dynamics of the maternal-to-zygotic transition vary depending on plant species and genetic background ; Biological functions of the maternal-to-zygotic transition in plants ; Unresolved questions and outlook -- the maternal-to-zygotic transition in higher plants : available approaches, critical limitations, and technical requirements / Peng Zhao and Meng-Xiang Sun. Zygote development and embryogenesis in angiosperms ; The MZT during early angiosperm embryogenesis ; Studies on the MZT during embryogeneis and technical limitations ; Current techniques used to study the MZT in higher plants ; Conclusions and perspectives.
Contents The maternal-to-zygotic transition in C. elegans / Scott Robertson and Rueyling Lin -- Regulation and function of maternal gene products during the maternal-to-zygotic transition in Drosophila / John D. Laver, Alexander J. Marsolais, Craig A. Smibert, and Howard D. Lipshitz -- Transcriptional activation of the zygotic genome in Drosophila / Melissa M. Harrison and Michael B. Eisen -- Coordinating cell cycle remodeling with transcriptional activation at the Drosophila MBT / Shelby A. Blythe and Eric F. Wieschaus -- Germ line versus soma in the transition from egg to embryo / S. Zachary Swartz and Gary M. Wessel -- The maternal-to-zygotic transition during vertebrate development : a model for reprogramming / Valeria Yartseva and Antonio J. Giraldez -- Building the future : post-transcriptional regulation of cell fate decisions prior to the Xenopus midblastula transition / Michael D. Sheets -- The Xenopus maternal-to-zygotic transition from the perspective of the germline / Jing Yang, Tristan Aguero, and Mary Lou King -- Sculpting the transcriptome during the oocyte-to-embryo transition in mouse / Petr Svoboda, Vedran Franke, and Richard M. Schultz -- The maternal-to-zygotic transition in flowering plants : evidence, mechanisms, and plasticity / Célia Baroux and Ueli Grossniklaus -- The maternal-to-zygotic transition in higher plants : available approaches, critical limitations, and technical requirements / Peng Zhao and Meng-Xiang Sun.
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