Kloc M. (Ed.) Oocytes: Maternal Information and Functions

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 505 p. — (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 63) — ISBN: 3319608541.This book combines the most recent knowledge on the maternal, i.e. oocyte/egg-specific, molecules and processes. The volume covers the most recent advances in a plethora of subjects such as: maternal transfer of immunity, localized RNAs functions and mechanisms of RNA localization, transcriptional repression of maternal messages, maternal inheritance and maternal role of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing, chromatin remodeling and epigenetic modifications, maternal function of nucleosomes, maternal mitochondria and energy supply, role of bacterial symbionts and their maternal transmission, acquisition of oocyte polarity and evolution of maternal effect genes, germ plasm and oosome origin and functions, mechanisms of oocyte activation and soma germ cells communication.Oocyte Interactions with Environment
Exogenous Molecule and Organelle Delivery in Oogenesis
Control of Mammalian Oocyte Development by Interactions with the Maternal Follicular Environment
Transovarial Transmission of Symbionts in Insects
Oocyte Polarity: Molecular and Organellar Aspects and Developmental Consequences
Acquisition of Oocyte Polarity
The Pole (Germ) Plasm in Insect Oocytes
Multiple Functions of the DEAD-Box Helicase Vasa in Drosophila Oogenesis
The Role of Microtubule Motors in mRNA Localization and Patterning Within the Drosophila Oocyte
Phosphoinositides and Cell Polarity in the Drosophila Egg Chamber
RNA Localization in the Vertebrate Oocyte: Establishment of Oocyte Polarity and Localized mRNA Assemblages
Epigenetic, Transcriptional and Translational Regulation in Oocytes
DNA Methyltransferases in Mammalian Oocytes
Accumulation of Chromatin Remodelling Enzyme and Histone Transcripts in Bovine Oocytes
Translational Regulation in the Mammalian Oocyte
Regulation of Translationally Repressed mRNAs in Zebrafish and Mouse Oocytes
Switches in Dicer Activity During Oogenesis and Early Development
Oocyte Specific Functions of Ubiquitous Molecules and Organelles
The Regulation and Function of Cohesin and Condensin in Mammalian Oocytes and Spermatocytes
Supply and Demand of Energy in the Oocyte and the Role of Mitochondria
Functions of Vitellogenin in Eggs
Lipids in Insect Oocytes: From the Storage Pathways to Their Multiple Functions
Parthenogenesis in Insects: The Centriole Renaissance
Maternal Factors: Origin, Evolution and Application in Genetic Engineering
The Origin and Evolution of Maternal Genes
Noninheritable Maternal Factors Useful for Genetic Manipulation in Mammals