Oocytes

Part A. Oocyte interactions with environment.- 1 Exogenous molecules and organelles delivery in oogenesis.- 2 Control of mammalian oocyte development by interactions with the maternal follicular environment.- 3 Transovarial Transmission of Symbionts in Insects.- Part B. Oocyte polarity: Molecular and organellar aspects and developmental consequences.- 4 Acquisition of Oocyte Polarity.- 5 The pole (germ) plasm in insect oocytes.- 6 Multiple functions of the DEAD-box helicase Vasa in Drosophila oogenesis.- 7 The role of microtubule motors in mRNA localization and patterning within the Drosophila oocyte.- 8 Phosphoinositides and cell polarity in the Drosophila egg chamber.- 9 RNA localization in the vertebrate oocyte: establishment of oocyte polarity and localized mRNA assemblages.- Part C. Epigenetic, transcriptional and translational regulation in oocytes.- 10 DNA methyltransferases in mammalian oocytes.- 11 Accumulation of chromatin remodelling enzyme and histone transcripts in bovineoocytes.- 12 Translational regulation in the mammalian oocyte.- 13 Regulation of translationally repressed mRNAs in zebrafish and mouse oocytes.- 14 Switches in Dicer activity during oogenesis and early development.- Part D. Oocyte specific functions of ubiquitous molecules and organelles.- 15 The regulation and function of cohesin and condensin in mammalian oocytes and spermatocytes.- 16 Supply and demand of energy in the oocyte and the role of mitochondria.- 17 Functions of Vitellogenin in Eggs.- 18 Lipids in Insect Oocytes: From the Storage Pathways to Their Multiple Functions.- 19 Parthenogenesis in Insects: the centriole renaissance.- Part E. Maternal factors: origin, evolution and application in genetic engineering.- 20 The origin and evolution of maternal genes.- 21 Non-inheritable maternal factors useful for genetic manipulation in mammals

"This book presents different aspects of oocytes maturation in several animal models as the interactions oocyte-environment, the specific functions of oocytes molecules and organelles regulated by epigenetic and translational mechanisms and the evolution of maternal factors. ... the text written in such a way as to be easily understandable even by those who are not very familiar with female gametogenesis. ... recommended to everyone interested in the wonderful world of the little laboratory of molecular biology that is the oocyte." (Manuela Monti, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 61, 2017)