Meiotic Diapause: How a Sperm Signal Sets You Free

Chatterjee, Indrani; Kadandale, Pavan; Singson, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.06.006

Current Biology

2006

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.06.006

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Meiotic Diapause: How a Sperm Signal Sets You Free

Indrani Chatterjee

Pavan Kadandale

Andrew Singson

Abstract: Major sperm protein, a cytoskeletal molecule required for the amoeboid motility of sperm in Caenorhabditis elegans, also functions as a signaling molecule that regulates the rates of meiotic maturation and ovulation. Recent work has begun to uncover new genes required for the response to this signal in both somatic and germ line cells.

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Genes required for the common miracle of fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans

Singson¹,

Hang²,

Parry³

2008

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Fertilization involves multiple layers of sperm-egg interactions that lead to gamete fusion and egg activation. There must be specific molecules required for these interactions. The challenge is to determine the identity of the genes encoding these molecules and how their protein products function. The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has emerged as an efficient model system for gene discovery and understanding the molecular mechanisms of fertilization. The primary advantage of the C. elegans system is the ability to isolate and maintain mutants that affect sperm or eggs and no other cells. In this review we describe progress and challenges in the analysis of genes required for gamete interactions and egg activation in the worm.

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Genes required for the common miracle of fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans

Singson¹,

Hang²,

Parry³

2008

Int. J. Dev. Biol.

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Meiotic Diapause: How a Sperm Signal Sets You Free

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Genes required for the common miracle of fertilization in Caenorhabditis elegans

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