Oocytes. Maternal Information and Functions

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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. Currently, no other book on the market combines such a comprehensive list of subjects in one volume. Moreover, the information provided is a cross-section through oocytes from various invertebrate and vertebrate species, which is another unique feature of this book. The readers, therefore, get a completely new and invaluable perspective on all covered subjects. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Exogenous Molecule and Organelle Delivery in Oogenesis (Malgorzata Kloc, Jacek Z. Kubiak)....Pages 3-16 Control of Mammalian Oocyte Development by Interactions with the Maternal Follicular Environment (Hugh Clarke)....Pages 17-41 Transovarial Transmission of Symbionts in Insects (Teresa Szklarzewicz, Anna Michalik)....Pages 43-67 Front Matter ....Pages 69-69 Acquisition of Oocyte Polarity (Mara Clapp, Florence L. Marlow)....Pages 71-102 The Pole (Germ) Plasm in Insect Oocytes (Szczepan M. Bilinski, Mariusz K. Jaglarz, Waclaw Tworzydlo)....Pages 103-126 Multiple Functions of the DEAD-Box Helicase Vasa in Drosophila Oogenesis (Mehrnoush Dehghani, Paul Lasko)....Pages 127-147 The Role of Microtubule Motors in mRNA Localization and Patterning Within the Drosophila Oocyte (Chandler H. Goldman, Graydon B. Gonsalvez)....Pages 149-168 Phosphoinositides and Cell Polarity in the Drosophila Egg Chamber (Julie Jouette, Sandra Claret, Antoine Guichet)....Pages 169-187 RNA Localization in the Vertebrate Oocyte: Establishment of Oocyte Polarity and Localized mRNA Assemblages (Denise Oh, Douglas W. Houston)....Pages 189-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 DNA Methyltransferases in Mammalian Oocytes (Fatma Uysal, Saffet Ozturk)....Pages 211-222 Accumulation of Chromatin Remodelling Enzyme and Histone Transcripts in Bovine Oocytes (V. Lodde, A. M. Luciano, F. Franciosi, R. Labrecque, M. A. Sirard)....Pages 223-255 Translational Regulation in the Mammalian Oocyte (Andrej Susor, Michal Kubelka)....Pages 257-295 Regulation of Translationally Repressed mRNAs in Zebrafish and Mouse Oocytes (Tomoya Kotani, Kaori Maehata, Natsumi Takei)....Pages 297-324 Switches in Dicer Activity During Oogenesis and Early Development (Mandy Yu Theng Lim, Katsutomo Okamura)....Pages 325-351 Front Matter ....Pages 353-353 The Regulation and Function of Cohesin and Condensin in Mammalian Oocytes and Spermatocytes (Jibak Lee)....Pages 355-372 Supply and Demand of Energy in the Oocyte and the Role of Mitochondria (Wilding Martin)....Pages 373-387 Functions of Vitellogenin in Eggs (Hongyan Li, Shicui Zhang)....Pages 389-401 Lipids in Insect Oocytes: From the Storage Pathways to Their Multiple Functions (Leonardo L. Fruttero, Jimena Leyria, Lilián E. Canavoso)....Pages 403-434 Parthenogenesis in Insects: The Centriole Renaissance (Maria Giovanna Riparbelli, Marco Gottardo, Giuliano Callaini)....Pages 435-479 Front Matter ....Pages 481-481 The Origin and Evolution of Maternal Genes (Antonio Marco)....Pages 483-494 Noninheritable Maternal Factors Useful for Genetic Manipulation in Mammals (Takayuki Sakurai, Takayuki Shindo, Masahiro Sato)....Pages 495-510