Current Topics in Developmental Biology

This Series provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The Series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.

Contributors

ix

Preface

xi

Pattern Formation in Zebrafish---Fruitful Liaisons between Embryology and Genetics

Lilianna Solnica-Krezel

Establishment of the Dorsoventral Polarity during Zebrafish Cleavage Stages

2

(2)

Establishment of the Dorsal Blastula Organizer (Nieuwkoop Center)

4

(3)

Induction of the Gastrula Organizer by the Blastula Organizing Center

7

(2)

Structure and Function of the Dorsal Gastrula Organizer in Zebrafish

9

(13)

Coordination of Gastrulation Movements

22

(6)

Conclusions

28

(10)

References

29

(9)

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Pattern Formation during Vertebrate Limb Development

Jennifer K. Ng

Koji Tamura

Dirk Buscher

Juan Carlos Izpisua-Belmonte

Introduction

38

(1)

The Proximal-Distal Axis

39

(7)

The Anterior-Posterior Axis

46

(6)

The Dorsal-Ventral Axis

52

(7)

Conclusions

59

(9)

References

60

(8)

Wise, Winsome, or Weird? Mechanisms of Sperm Storage in Female Animals

Deborah M. Neubaum

Mariana F. Wolfner

Introduction

68

(5)

Mechanisms of Sperm Storage

73

(7)

The Fate of Unstored Sperm and Secretions

80

(1)

Sperm inside the Storage Organs

80

(5)

Molecules Important for Sperm Storage

85

(3)

The Adaptive Significance of Sperm Storage

88

(1)

Conclusions

89

(11)

References

90

(10)

Developmental Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans Sex Determination

Patricia E. Kuwabara

Introduction

100

(4)

The Role of the X:A Ratio

104

(4)

Genetic Analysis of Sex Determination

108

(3)

Molecular Analysis of Sex Determination

111

(5)

TRA-1 Targets and the Conservation of Sex-Determining Mechanisms

116

(1)

How to Count Chromosomes: The X:A Ratio Revisited

117

(2)

Analysis of Germ-Line Sex Determination

119

(1)

The Hermaphrodite Sperm-Oocyte Decision

120

(3)

Phylogenetic Comparisons and the Evolution of Sex-Determining Genes

123

(1)

Unresolved Questions

124

(2)

Future Perspectives

126

(7)

References

127

(6)

Petal and Stamen Development

Vivian F. Irish

Introduction

133

(2)

Petal and Stamen Ontogeny

135

(3)

Genes Controlling the Specification of Petal and Stamen Identities

138

(5)

Differentiation of Petals

143

(5)

Differentiation of Stamens

148

(4)

Coordination of Gene Expression and Tissue Differentiation

152

(1)

Summary

153

(10)

References

154

(9)

Gonadotropin-Induced Resumption of Oocyte Meiosis and Meiosis-Activating Sterols

Claus Yding Andersen

Mogens Baltsen

Anne Grete Byskov

Introduction

163

(2)

Gonadotropin-Induced Resumption of Meiosis

165

(4)

Possible Signal Transduction Pathways Involved in Resumption of Meiosis

169

(6)

Hypothesis of a Role for MAS in Gonadotropin-Induced Resumption of Meiosis

175

(3)

Possible Implications for Fertility

178

(9)

References

179

(8)

Index

187

(6)

Contents of Previous Volumes

193

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