Main description:

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.

Contents:

Cohesin in Gametogenesis

Genomic Imprinting is a Parental Effect Established in Mammalian Germ Cells
The Identity and Fate Decision Control of Spermatogonial Stem Cells: Where is the Point of No Return?
Germline Stem Cells
LINCing the Nuclear Envelope to Gametogenesis

Small RNAs in Germline Development

The Control of Meiotic Maturation in Mammalian Oocytes
Signaling Modalities During Oogenesis in Mammals
Biogenesis of the Mouse Egg's Extracellular Coat, the Zona Pellucida
Molecular Changes During Egg Activation
The Role of the Double Bromodomain-Containing Bet Genes During Mammalian Spermatogenesis
DMRT Genes in Vertebrate Gametogenesis
RanBPM, a Scaffolding Protein for Gametogenesis
K+ and Cl- channels and transporters in sperm function