Oocytes

Part I. Oocyte Interactions with Environment

1. Exogenous Molecule and Organelle Delivery in Oogenesis
Malgorzata Kloc, Jacek Z. Kubiak

2. Control of Mammalian Oocyte Development by Interactions with the Maternal Follicular Environment
Hugh Clarke

3. Transovarial Transmission of Symbionts in Insects
Teresa Szklarzewicz, Anna Michalik

Part II. Oocyte Polarity: Molecular and Organellar Aspects and Developmental Consequences

4. Acquisition of Oocyte Polarity
Mara Clapp, Florence L. Marlow

5. The Pole (Germ) Plasm in Insect Oocytes
Szczepan M. Bilinski, Mariusz K. Jaglarz, Waclaw Tworzydlo

6. Multiple Functions of the DEAD-Box Helicase Vasa in Drosophila Oogenesis
Mehrnoush Dehghani, Paul Lasko

7. The Role of Microtubule Motors in mRNA Localization and Patterning Within the Drosophila Oocyte
Chandler H. Goldman, Graydon B. Gonsalvez

8. Phosphoinositides and Cell Polarity in the Drosophila Egg Chamber
Julie Jouette, Sandra Claret, Antoine Guichet

9. RNA Localization in the Vertebrate Oocyte: Establishment of Oocyte Polarity and Localized mRNA Assemblages
Denise Oh, Douglas W. Houston

Part III. Epigenetic, Transcriptional and Translational Regulation in Oocytes

10. DNA Methyltransferases in Mammalian Oocytes
Fatma Uysal, Saffet Ozturk

11. Accumulation of Chromatin Remodelling Enzyme and Histone Transcripts in Bovine Oocytes
V. Lodde, A. M. Luciano, F. Franciosi, R. Labrecque, M. A. Sirard

12. Translational Regulation in the Mammalian Oocyte
Andrej Susor, Michal Kubelka

13. Regulation of Translationally Repressed mRNAs in Zebrafish and Mouse Oocytes
Tomoya Kotani, Kaori Maehata, Natsumi Takei

14. Switches in Dicer Activity During Oogenesis and Early Development
Mandy Yu Theng Lim, Katsutomo Okamura

Part IV. Oocyte Specific Functions of Ubiquitous Molecules and Organelles

15. The Regulation and Function of Cohesin and Condensin in Mammalian Oocytes and Spermatocytes
Jibak Lee

16. Supply and Demand of Energy in the Oocyte and the Role of Mitochondria
Wilding Martin

17. Functions of Vitellogenin in Eggs
Hongyan Li, Shicui Zhang

18. Lipids in Insect Oocytes: From the Storage Pathways to Their Multiple Functions
Leonardo L. Fruttero, Jimena Leyria, Lilián E. Canavoso

19. Parthenogenesis in Insects: The Centriole Renaissance
Maria Giovanna Riparbelli, Marco Gottardo, Giuliano Callaini

Part V. Maternal Factors: Origin, Evolution and Application in Genetic Engineering

20. The Origin and Evolution of Maternal Genes
Antonio Marco

21. Noninheritable Maternal Factors Useful for Genetic Manipulation in Mammals
Takayuki Sakurai, Takayuki Shindo, Masahiro Sato

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Embryology, Gene Expression, Cell Cycle Analysis, Cell Physiology, Reproductive Medicine