The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition

A comprehensive survey of major topics in developmental biology, including an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development

Howard Lipshitz (Volume editor)

9780124095236

Hardback, published 14 September 2015

430 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.84 kg

Praise for the Series:
"Outstanding both in variety and in the quality of its contributions." --Nature

Approx.416 pages

1. The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition in C. Elegans
 Scott Robertson and Rueyling Lin
2. Regulation and Function of Maternal Gene Products During Oocyte Maturation and the Maternal-To-Zygotic Transition in Drosophila
 John D. Laver, Alexander J. Marsolais, Craig A. Smibert and  Howard D. Lipshitz
3. Transcriptional Activation of the Zygotic Genome in Drosophila
 Melissa M. Harrison and Michael B. Eisen
4. Coordinating Cell Cycle Remodeling with Transcriptional Activation at the Drosophila MBT
 Shelby A. Blythe and Eric F. Wieschaus
5. Germ Line Versus Soma in the Transition from Egg to Embryo
 S. Zachary Swartz and Gary M. Wessel
6. The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition During Vertebrate Development: a Model for Reprogramming
 Valeria Yartseva and Antonio J. Giraldez
7. Building the future: post-transcriptional regulation of cell fate decisions prior to the Xenopus midblastula transition
 Michael D. Sheets
8. The Xenopus Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition from the Perspective of the Germline
  Jing Yang, Tristan Aguero and Mary Lou King
9. Sculpting the Transcriptome During the Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition in Mouse
 Petr Svoboda, Vedran Franke and Richard M. Schultz
10. The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition in flowering Plants: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Plasticity
 Célia Baroux and Ueli Grossniklaus
11. The Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition in Higher Plants: Available Approaches, Critical Limitations and Technical Requirements
 Peng Zhao and Meng-Xiang Sun

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Developmental biology [PSC]