Restarting life: fertilization and the transition from meiosis to mitosis

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Derived by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

(2013) Masahito Tachibana et al.   CELL

Ran GTPase promotes oocyte polarization by regulating ERM (Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin) inactivation

(2013) Benoit Dehapiot et al.   CELL CYCLE

A non-canonical mode of microtubule organization operates throughout pre-implantation development in mouse

(2013) Katie Howe et al.   CELL CYCLE

The role of carbohydrate recognition during human sperm-egg binding

(2013) G. F. Clark   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Sequential actin-based pushing forces drive meiosis I chromosome migration and symmetry breaking in oocytes

(2013) Kexi Yi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Vesicles modulate an actin network for asymmetric spindle positioning

(2013) Zuzana Holubcová et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A self-organization framework for symmetry breaking in the mammalian embryo

(2013) Sebastian Wennekamp et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

The road to maturation: somatic cell interaction and self-organization of the mammalian oocyte

(2013) Rong Li et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Symmetric cell division of the mouse zygote requires an actin network

(2012) Ting Gang Chew et al.   Cytoskeleton

Analysis of centriole elimination during C. elegans oogenesis

(2012) T. Mikeladze-Dvali et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Spindle positioning in mammalian oocytes

(2012) Agathe Chaigne et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Human sperm bind to the N-terminal domain of ZP2 in humanized zonae pellucidae in transgenic mice

(2012) Boris Baibakov et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Ovastacin, a cortical granule protease, cleaves ZP2 in the zona pellucida to prevent polyspermy

(2012) Anna D. Burkart et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The transition from meiotic to mitotic spindle assembly is gradual during early mammalian development

(2012) Aurélien Courtois et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

A unique regulatory phase of DNA methylation in the early mammalian embryo

(2012) Zachary D. Smith et al.   NATURE

Oocyte formation by mitotically active germ cells purified from ovaries of reproductive-age women

(2012) Yvonne A R White et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Trim28 Is Required for Epigenetic Stability During Mouse Oocyte to Embryo Transition

(2012) D. M. Messerschmidt et al.   SCIENCE

The APC/C Inhibitor XErp1/Emi2 Is Essential for Xenopus Early Embryonic Divisions

(2012) T. Tischer et al.   SCIENCE

Contribution of Intragenic DNA Methylation in Mouse Gametic DNA Methylomes to Establish Oocyte-Specific Heritable Marks

(2012) Hisato Kobayashi et al.   PLoS Genetics

Absence of MSY2 in Mouse Oocytes Perturbs Oocyte Growth and Maturation, RNA Stability, and the Transcriptome

(2011) S. Medvedev et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

WAVE2 regulates meiotic spindle stability, peripheral positioning and polar body emission in mouse oocytes

(2011) Shao-Chen Sun et al.   CELL CYCLE

Spire-Type Actin Nucleators Cooperate with Formin-2 to Drive Asymmetric Oocyte Division

(2011) Sybille Pfender et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Symmetry breaking in mouse oocytes requires transient F-actin meshwork destabilization

(2011) J. Azoury et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Genome-wide analysis of translation reveals a critical role for deleted in azoospermia-like (Dazl) at the oocyte-to-zygote transition

(2011) J. Chen et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

In Embryonic Stem Cells, ZFP57/KAP1 Recognize a Methylated Hexanucleotide to Affect Chromatin and DNA Methylation of Imprinting Control Regions

(2011) Simon Quenneville et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

JMY is required for asymmetric division and cytokinesis in mouse oocytes

(2011) S.-C. Sun et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

The role of Tet3 DNA dioxygenase in epigenetic reprogramming by oocytes

(2011) Tian-Peng Gu et al.   NATURE

An actin-dependent mechanism for long-range vesicle transport

(2011) Melina Schuh   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Opposing effects of Tcf3 and Tcf1 control Wnt stimulation of embryonic stem cell self-renewal

(2011) Fei Yi et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Arp2/3 Complex Regulates Asymmetric Division and Cytokinesis in Mouse Oocytes

(2011) Shao-Chen Sun et al.   PLoS One

A model of cytoplasmically driven microtubule-based motion in the single-celled Caenorhabditis elegans embryo

(2011) T. Shinar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Reprogramming of the paternal genome upon fertilization involves genome-wide oxidation of 5-methylcytosine

(2011) Khursheed Iqbal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Human Sperm Binding Is Mediated by the Sialyl-Lewisx Oligosaccharide on the Zona Pellucida

(2011) P.-C. Pang et al.   SCIENCE

Replication-Dependent Loss of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Mouse Preimplantation Embryos

(2011) A. Inoue et al.   SCIENCE

5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in the mammalian zygote is linked with epigenetic reprogramming

(2011) Mark Wossidlo et al.   Nature Communications

P-Body Loss Is Concomitant with Formation of a Messenger RNA Storage Domain in Mouse Oocytes1

(2010) Matyas Flemr et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

How does a millimeter-sized cell find its center?

(2010) Martin Wühr et al.   CELL CYCLE

A Model for Cleavage Plane Determination in Early Amphibian and Fish Embryos

(2010) Martin Wühr et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Rec8-containing cohesin maintains bivalents without turnover during the growing phase of mouse oocytes

(2010) K. Tachibana-Konwalski et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

HURP permits MTOC sorting for robust meiotic spindle bipolarity, similar to extra centrosome clustering in cancer cells

(2010) Manuel Breuer et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Proteome of mouse oocytes at different developmental stages

(2010) Shufang Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Intracellular organelles mediate cytoplasmic pulling force for centrosome centration in the Caenorhabditis elegans early embryo

(2010) K. Kimura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gamete Recognition in Mice Depends on the Cleavage Status of an Egg's Zona Pellucida Protein

(2010) G. Gahlay et al.   SCIENCE

Cohesin: Its Roles and Mechanisms

(2009) Kim Nasmyth et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Centrioles, Centrosomes, and Cilia in Health and Disease

(2009) Erich A. Nigg et al.   CELL

A shift from kinesin 5-dependent metaphase spindle function during preimplantation development in mouse

(2009) G. FitzHarris   DEVELOPMENT

A New Model for Asymmetric Spindle Positioning in Mouse Oocytes

(2008) Melina Schuh et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Spindle Positioning in Mouse Oocytes Relies on a Dynamic Meshwork of Actin Filaments

(2008) Jessica Azoury et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

CDC2A (CDK1)-mediated phosphorylation of MSY2 triggers maternal mRNA degradation during mouse oocyte maturation

(2008) Sergey Medvedev et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Maternal-Zygotic Effect Gene, Zfp57, Maintains Both Maternal and Paternal Imprints

(2008) Xiajun Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Transitioning from egg to embryo: Triggers and mechanisms of egg activation

(2008) Vanessa L. Horner et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Mammalian fertilization:the eggs multifunctional zona pellucida

(2008) Paul M. Wassarman et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Actin-driven chromosomal motility leads to symmetry breaking in mammalian meiotic oocytes

(2008) Hongbin Li et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

PRC1 and Suv39h specify parental asymmetry at constitutive heterochromatin in early mouse embryos

(2008) Mareike Puschendorf et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Human parthenogenetic blastocysts derived from noninseminated cryopreserved human oocytes

(2007) Ester Polak de Fried et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY