The oocytes of the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, contain large numbers of nucleoli; the foundation for this phenomenon is the presence of numerous extrachromosomal copies of the genes ...

The authors should spell check their manuscript, e.g., correct phosphor-site to phospho-site etc. Summary: The study aims to create a comprehensive repository about the changes in protein abundance ...

Although cell differentiation and proliferation are governed by transcription, oocyte maturation and early embryonic divisions depend entirely on changes in protein abundance and post- translational ...

If you're looking to get pregnant, you may wonder how many eggs you have at various points in life. The short answer is: from millions to none.

It has long been presumed that progesterone activates the oocyte through a novel nontranscriptional signaling receptor. Here, we provide evidence that a conventional transcriptional progesterone ...

To determine the transport properties of GmNPF7.5, we expressed GmNPF7.5 in Xenopus laevis oocytes for two-electrode voltage clamp recording. GmNPF7.5 fused with green fluorescent protein (GFP) ...

The mature oocyte contains the full complement of maternal proteins required for fertilization, the transition to zygotic transcription, and the beginning stages of embryogenesis. Many of these ...