期刊
GENESIS
卷 50, 期 4, 页码 333-349出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20823
关键词
polarity; chitin; extracellular matrix; ECM; polar body; MBK-2; EGG-1; polyspermy; fertilization
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP-62975]
- Genome Canada (Ontario Genomics Institute)
- NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
In egg-laying animals, embryonic development takes place within the highly specialized environment provided by the eggshell and its underlying extracellular matrix. Far from being simply a passive physical support, the eggshell is a key player in many early developmental events. Herein, we review current understanding of eggshell structure, biosynthesis, and function in zygotic development of the nematode, C. elegans. Beginning at sperm contact or entry, eggshell layers are produced sequentially. The earlier outer layers are required for secretion or organization of inner layers, and layers differ in composition and function. Developmental events that depend on the eggshell include polyspermy barrier generation, high fidelity meiotic chromosome segregation, osmotic barrier synthesis, polar body extrusion, anteriorposterior polarization, and organization of membrane and cortical proteins. The C. elegans eggshell is proving to be an excellent, tractable system to study the molecular cues of the extracellular matrix that instruct cell polarity and early development. genesis 50:333349, 2012. (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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