Maternal Effect Genes in Development

<p>Part I Meiosis and production of the oocyte and egg</p> <p>1. Post-transcriptional gene regulation regulates germline stem cell to oocyte transition during Drosophila oogenesis</p> <p>Patrick Blatt, Elliot T. Martin, Shane M. Breznak and Prashanth Rangan</p> <p>2. Maternal inheritance of centromeres through the germline</p> <p>Arunika Das, Ben E. Black and Michael A. Lampson</p> <p>3. Signaling between somatic follicle cells and the germline patterns the egg and embryo of Drosophila</p> <p>Julie A. Merkle, Julia Wittes and Trudi Schüpbach</p> <p>4. Organizing the oocyte: RNA localization meets phase separation</p> <p>Sarah E. Cabral and Kimberly L. Mowry</p> <p>Part II Fertilization and germline specification</p> <p>5. Species-specific mechanisms during fertilization</p> <p>Krista R. Gert and Andrea Pauli</p> <p>6. The role of the cytoskeleton in germ plasm aggregation and compaction in the zebrafish embryo</p> <p>Cara E. Moravec and Francisco Pelegri</p> <p>7. Dead end and Detour: The function of the RNA-binding protein Dnd in posttranscriptional regulation in the germline</p> <p>Theresa Gross-Thebing and Erez Raz</p> <p>8. From mother to embryo: A molecular perspective on zygotic genome activation</p> <p>Edlyn Wu and Nadine L. Vastenhouw</p> <p>Part III Maternal regulation of embryonic patterning and morphogenesis</p> <p>9. Maternal regulation of seed growth and patterning in flowering plants</p> <p>Allison R. Phillips and Matthew M.S. Evans</p> <p>10. Maternal factors regulating symmetry breaking and dorsal–ventral axis formation in the sea urchin embryo</p> <p>Maria Dolores Molina and Thierry Lepage</p> <p>11. Maternal factors regulating preimplantation development in mice</p> <p>Di Wu and Jurrien Dean</p> <p>12. The maternal coordinate system: Molecular-genetics of embryonic axis formation and patterning in the zebrafish</p> <p>Ricardo Fuentes, Benjamin Tajer, Manami Kobayashi, Jose L. Pelliccia, Yvette Langdon, Elliott W. Abrams and Mary C. Mullins</p> <p>13. Maternal contributions to gastrulation in zebrafish</p> <p>Lilianna Solnica-Krezel</p>