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9/6/01

A two-step model for the localization of maternal mRNA in Xenopus oocytes: Involvement of microtubules and microfilaments in the translocation and anchoring of Vg1 mRNA  Joel K. Yisraeli, Sergei Sokol, DA Melton. Development vol. 108 pp289-298, 1990.

Vg1 RNA binding protein mediates the association of Vg1 RNA with microtubules in Xenopus oocytes  Zichrini Elisha, Leora Havin, Israel Ringel and Joel K. Yisraeli. EMBO Jour. vol. 14 no. 20 pp5109-5114, 1995.

RNA anchoring in the vegetal cortex of the Xenopus oocyte  Vernadeth B. Alarcon, and Richard P. Elinson. Jour. of Cell Science vol. 114 pp1731-1741, 2001.

Optional review: "Polarizing genetic information in the egg: RNA localization in the frog oocyte" Mary Lou King, Yi Zhou and Mikhail Bubunenko. BioEssays vol. 21 pp546-557, 1999.
 

Hyman & White, 1987, Determination of Cell Division Axes in the Early Embryogenesis of Caenorhabditis elegans.  J. Cell Biology 105:2123-2135

Hyman, A.A., 1989, Centrosome movement in the early embryonic divisions of Caenorhabditis elegans: a cortical site determining centrosome position J. Cell Biology, 109: 1186-1194

Stephan W. Grill, Pierre Gönczy, Ernst H. K. Stelzer & Anthony A. Hyman 2001 Polarity controls forces governing asymmetric spindle positioning in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo Nature, 409: 630-633
 

Ahmad FJ, Baas PW. Microtubules released from the neuronal centrosome are transported into the axon. J Cell Sci. 1995  108:2761-9.

Ahmad FJ, Echeverri CJ, Vallee RB, Baas PW. Cytoplasmic dynein and dynactin are required for the transport of microtubules into the axon. J Cell Biol. 1998 Jan 26;140(2):391-401.

Kempf M, Clement A, Faissner A, Lee G, Brandt R. Tau binds to the distal axon early in development of polarity in a microtubule- and microfilament-dependent manner.  J Neurosci. 1996 Sep 15;16(18):5583-92.

 9/27/01

Hird S. Cortical actin movements during the first cell cycle of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. J Cell Sci. 1996 Feb;109 ( Pt 2):525-33.

Aroian RV, Field C, Pruliere G, Kenyon C, Alberts BM. Isolation of actin-associated proteins from Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes and their localization in the early embryo. EMBO J. 1997 Apr 1;16(7):1541-9.

Shelton CA, Carter JC, Ellis GC, Bowerman B. The nonmuscle myosin regulatory light chain gene mlc-4 is required for cytokinesis, anterior-posterior polarity, and body morphology during Caenorhabditis elegans embryogenesis. J Cell Biol. 1999 Jul 26;146(2):439-51.
 

Kaltschmidt JA, Davidson CM, Brown NH, Brand AH. Rotation and asymmetry of the mitotic spindle direct asymmetric cell division in the developing central nervous system. Nat Cell Biol. 2000 Jan;2(1):7-12.

Schaefer M, Shevchenko A, Shevchenko A, Knoblich JA. A protein complex containing Inscuteable and the G-alpha-binding protein Pins orients asymmetric cell divisions in Drosophila. Curr Biol. 2000 Apr 6;10(7):353-62.

Gotta M, Ahringer J. Distinct roles for G-alpha and G-betagamma in regulating spindle position and orientation in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Mar;3(3):297-300.
 

Takizawa PA, Sil A, Swedlow JR, Herskowitz I, Vale RD. Actin-dependent localization of an RNA encoding a cell-fate determinant in yeast. Nature. 1997 Sep 4;389(6646):90-3.

Verlhac MH, Lefebvre C, Guillaud P, Rassinier P, Maro B. Asymmetric division in mouse oocytes: with or without Mos. Curr Biol. 2000 Oct 19;10(20):1303-6.

Megraw TL, Kao LR, Kaufman TC. Zygotic development without functional mitotic centrosomes. Curr Biol. 2001 Jan 23;11(2):116-20.

10/25/01

Hardin JD. Archenteron elongation in the sea urchin embryo is a microtubule-independent process. Dev Biol. 1987 May;121(1):253-62. (available in the Zoology Library Photocopy Room)

Miller J, Fraser SE, McClay D. Dynamics of thin filopodia during sea urchin gastrulation. Development. 1995 Aug;121(8):2501-11.

Lane MC, Keller R. Microtubule disruption reveals that Spemann's organizer is subdivided into two domains by the vegetal alignment zone. Development. 1997 Feb;124(4):895-906.
 

Williams-Masson, Malik, and Hardin (1997) An actin-mediated two-step mechanism is required for ventral enclosure of the C. elegans hypodermis. Development 24: 2889-2901.

Costa, Raich, Agbunag, Leung, Hardin, and Priess  (1998) A putative catenin-cadherin system mediates morphogenesis of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. J. Cell Biol.  141 (1): 297-308.

Raich, Agbunag, and Hardin  (1999) Rapid epithelial-sheet sealing in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo requires cadherin-dependent filopodial priming. Curr. Biol.  9: 1139-46.
 

Forscher P, Smith SJ. Actions of cytochalasins on the organization of actin filaments and microtubules in a neuronal growth cone. J Cell Biol. 1988 Oct;107(4):1505-16.

Lin CH, Espreafico EM, Mooseker MS, Forscher P. Myosin drives retrograde F-actin flow in neuronal growth cones. Neuron. 1996 Apr;16(4):769-82.

Mallavarapu A, Mitchison T. Regulated actin cytoskeleton assembly at filopodium tips controls their extension and retraction. J Cell Biol. 1999 Sep 6;146(5):1097-106.

11/15/01

Steinberg MS.  Reconstruction of Tissues by Dissociated Cells.  Science 141:401-8.

Steinberg MS, Takeichi M.  Experimental specification of cell sorting, tissue spreading, and specific spatial patterning by quantitative differences in cadherin expression.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Jan 4;91(1):206-9.

Winklbauer R, Keller RE.  Fibronectin, mesoderm migration, and gastrulation in Xenopus.  Dev Biol. 1996 Aug 1;177(2):413-26.
 

Vasioukhin V, Bauer C, Yin M, Fuchs E.  Directed actin polymerization is the driving force for epithelial cell-cell adhesion.  Cell. 2000 Jan 21;100(2):209-19.

Jacinto A, Wood W, Balayo T, Turmaine M, Martinez-Arias A, Martin P.  Dynamic actin-based epithelial adhesion and cell matching during Drosophila dorsal closure.  Curr Biol. 2000 Nov 16;10(22):1420-6.

Martin-Blanco E, Pastor-Pareja JC, Garcia-Bellido A.  JNK and decapentaplegic signaling control adhesiveness and cytoskeleton dynamics during thorax closure in Drosophila.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Jul 5;97(14):7888-93.

12/6/01

R. Rappaport An Experimental Analysis of the Role of Cytoplasmic Fountain Streaming in Furrow Establishment Dev Growth Diff 1970 12(1):31-40.

Steven R, Kubiseski TJ, Zheng H, Kulkarni S, Mancillas J, Ruiz Morales A, Hogue CW, Pawson T, UNC-73 activates the Rac GTPase and is required for cell and growth cone migrations in C. elegans. Cell. 1998 Mar 20;92(6):785-95.

Grieder NC, de Cuevas M, Spradling AC. The fusome organizes the microtubule network during oocyte differentiation in Drosophila. Development. 2000 Oct;127(19):4253-64.

Wallenfang MR, Seydoux G. Polarization of the anterior-posterior axis of C. elegans is a microtubule-directed process. Nature. 2000 Nov 2;408(6808):89-92.

Miller MA, Nguyen VQ, Lee MH, Kosinski M, Schedl T, Caprioli RM, Greenstein D. A sperm cytoskeletal protein that signals oocyte meiotic maturation and ovulation. Science. 2001 Mar 16;291(5511):2144-7.