Cytoskeletal control of early mammalian development

HYG Lim, N Plachta - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
The cytoskeleton—comprising actin filaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments—
serves instructive roles in regulating cell function and behaviour during development …

Lineage allocation and cell polarity during mouse embryogenesis

MH Johnson, JML McConnell - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2004 - Elsevier
The first developmental lineage allocation during the generation of the mouse blastocyst is
to outer trophoblast or to inner pluriblast (inner cell mass; ICM) cells. This allocation seems …

The apical domain is required and sufficient for the first lineage segregation in the mouse embryo

E Korotkevich, R Niwayama, A Courtois, S Friese… - Developmental cell, 2017 - cell.com
Mammalian development begins with segregation of the extra-embryonic trophectoderm
from the embryonic lineage in the blastocyst. While cell polarity and adhesion play key roles …

The subcellular organization of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells during the formation of a polarized epithelium.

R Bacallao, C Antony, C Dotti, E Karsenti… - The Journal of cell …, 1989 - rupress.org
Studies of the developing trophectoderm in the mouse embryo have shown that extensive
cellular remodeling occurs during epithelial formation. In this investigation, confocal …

γ-Tubulin is present in acentriolar MTOCs during early mouse development

C Gueth-Hallonet, C Antony, J Aghion… - Journal of cell …, 1993 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT γ-Tubulin, a recently discovered member of the tubulin superfamily, is a peri-
centriolar component considered to be essential for microtubule nucleation. Mouse oocytes …

The cellular basis of epithelial morphogenesis. A review

D Fristrom - Tissue and Cell, 1988 - Elsevier
A. Cell shape changes in epithelial elongation B. Cell shape changes in epithelial bending
C. Changes in cell height V. Cell rearrangement A. Evidence for cell rearrangement B …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetric distribution of PAR proteins in the mouse embryo begins at the 8-cell stage during compaction

S Vinot, T Le, S Ohno, T Pawson, B Maro… - Developmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
In many organisms, like Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster,
establishment of spatial patterns and definition of cell fate are driven by the segregation of …

[PDF][PDF] Cell adhesion in the preimplantation mammalian embryo and its role in trophectoderm differentiation and blastocyst morphogenesis

TP Fleming, B Sheth, I Fesenko - Front Biosci, 2001 - article.imrpress.com
[Frontiers in Bioscience 6, d1000-1007, August 1, 2001] 1000 CELL ADHESION IN THE
PREIMPLANTATION MAMMALIAN EMBRYO AND ITS ROLE Page 1 [Frontiers in …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of RHO–ROCK signaling enhances ICM and suppresses TE characteristics through activation of Hippo signaling in the mouse blastocyst

K Kono, DAA Tamashiro, VB Alarcon - Developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Specification of the trophectoderm (TE) and inner cell mass (ICM) lineages in the
mouse blastocyst correlates with cell position, as TE derives from outer cells whereas ICM …

Cytoskeletal organization in fresh, aged and spontaneously activated human oocytes

SJ Pickering, MH Johnson, PR Braude… - Human …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
The cytoskeleton of the human oocyte (microtobules and actln filaments) has been
examined using fluorescence microscopy. In unfertilized oocytes in metaphase of the …