Gametogenesis

This new volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers the area of gametogenesis, with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as germline stem cells, signaling modalities during oogenesis in mammals, and genomic imprinting as a parental effect established in mammalian germ cells.

1. Cohesin in Gametogenesis
2. Genomic Imprinting is a Parental Effect Established in Mammalian Germ Cells
3. The Identity and Fate Decision Control of Spermatogonial Stem Cells: Where is the Point of No Return?
4. Germline Stem Cells
5. LINCing the Nuclear Envelope to Gametogenesis
6. Small RNAs in Germline Development
7. The Control of Meiotic Maturation in Mammalian Oocytes
8. Signaling Modalities During Oogenesis in Mammals
9. Biogenesis of the Mouse Egg’s Extracellular Coat, the Zona Pellucida
10. Molecular Changes During Egg Activation
11. The Role of the Double Bromodomain-Containing Bet Genes During Mammalian Spermatogenesis
12. DMRT Genes in Vertebrate Gametogenesis
13. RanBPM, a Scaffolding Protein for Gametogenesis
14. K+ and Cl- channels and transporters in sperm function

• Covers the area of gametogenesis
• International board of authors
• Provides a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as germline stem cells, signaling modalities during oogenesis in mammals, and genomic imprinting as a parental effect established in mammalian germ cells