The Polycomb group in Caenorhabditis elegans and maternal control of germline development

QUICK SEARCH:

[advanced]

	Author:		Keyword(s):

Home Help Feedback Subscriptions Archive Search Table of Contents

This Article

	Summary
	Full Text (PDF)
	Alert me when this article is cited
	Alert me if a correction is posted

Services

	Email this article to a friend
	Similar articles in this journal
	Similar articles in PubMed
	Alert me to new issues of the journal
	Download to citation manager


Citing Articles

	Citing Articles via HighWire
	Citing Articles via Google Scholar

Google Scholar

	Articles by Korf, I.
	Articles by Strome, S.
	Search for Related Content

PubMed

	PubMed Citation
	Articles by Korf, I.
	Articles by Strome, S.

Altschul, S. F., Gish, W., Miller, W., Myers, E. W. and Lipman, D. J (1990). Basic local alignment search tool. J. Mol. Biol 215, 403-410.[Medline]

Barstead, R. J. and Waterston, R. H (1989). The basal component of the nematode dense-body is vinculin. J. Biol. Chem 264, 10177-10185.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Beanan, M. J. and Strome, S (1992). Characterization of a germ-line proliferation mutation in C. elegans. Development 116, 755-766.[Abstract]

Breen, T. R. and Duncan, I. M (1986). Maternal expression of genes that regulate the Bithorax complex of Drosophila melanogaster. Dev. Biol 118, 442-456.[Medline]

Brenner, S (1974). The genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 77, 71-94.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Capowski, E. E., Martin, P., Garvin, C. and Strome, S (1991). Identification of grandchildless loci whose products are required for normal germ-line development in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 129, 1061-1072.[Abstract]

Carrington, E. A. and Jones, R. S (1996). The Drosophila Enhancer of zeste gene encodes a chromosomal protein: examination of wild-type and mutant protein distribution. Development 122, 4073-4083.[Abstract]

Conrad, R., Thomas, J., Spieth, J. and Blumenthal, T (1991). Insertion of part of an intron into the 5untranslated region of a Caenorhabditis elegans gene converts it into a trans -spliced gene. Mol. Cell. Biol 11, 1921-1926.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Coulson, A., Sulston, J., Brenner, S. and Karn, J (1986). Toward a physical map of the genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83, 7821-7825.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Coulson, A., Waterston, R., Kiff, J., Sulston, J. and Kohara, Y (1988). Genome linking with yeast artificial chromosomes. Nature 335, 184-186.[Medline]

Evans, D., Zorio, D., MacMorris, M., Winter, C. E., Lea, K. and Blumenthal, T (1997). Operons and SL2 trans-splicing exist in nematodes outside the genus Caenorhabditis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94, 9751-9756.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Fire, A., Xu, S., Montgomery, M. K., Kostas, S. A., Driver, S.E. and Mello, C. C (1998). Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature 391, 806-811.[Medline]

Franke, A., DeCamillis, M., Zink, D., Cheng, N., Brock, H. W. and Paro, R (1992). Polycomb and polyhomeotic are constituents of a multimeric protein complex in chromatin of Drosophila melanogaster. EMBO J 11, 2941-2950.[Medline]

Garvin, C., Holdeman, R. and Strome, S (1998). The phenotype of mes-2 , mes-3 , mes-4 , and mes-6 , maternal-effect genes required for survival of the germline in Caenorhabditis elegans , is sensitive to chromosome dosage. Genetics 148, 167-185.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Gould, A (1997). Functions of mammalian Polycomb group and trithorax group related genes. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev 7, 488-494.[Medline]

Guo, S. and Kemphues, K. J (1995). par-1 , a gene required for establishing polarity in C. elegans embryos, encodes a putative ser/thr kinase that is asymmetrically distributed. Cell 81, 611-620.[Medline]

Gutjahr, T., Frei, E., Spicer, C., Baumgartner, S., White, R. A. H. and Noll, M (1995). The Polycomb-group gene, extra sex combs , encodes a nuclear member of the WD-40 repeat family. EMBO J 14, 4296-4306.[Medline]

Haynie, J. L (1983). Maternal and zygotic roles of the gene Polycomb in embryonic determination in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 100, 399-411.

Hengartner, M. O. and Horvitz, H. R (1994). C. elegans cell survival gene ced-9 encodes a functional homolog of the mammalian proto-oncogene bcl-2. Cell 76, 665-676.[Medline]

Holdeman, R., Nehrt, S. and Strome, S (1998). MES-2, a maternal protein essential for viability of the germline in C. elegans, is homologous to a Drosophila Polycomb group protein. Development 125, 2457-2467.[Abstract]

Jones, C. A., Ng, J., Peterson, A. J., Morgan, K., Simon, J. and Jones, R. S (1998). The Drosophila esc and E(z) proteins are direct partners in Polycomb-group-mediated repression. Molec. Cell Biol 18, 2825-2834.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

Jurgens, G (1985). A group of genes controlling the spatial expression of the bithorax complex in Drosophila. Nature 316, 153-155.

Kelly, W. G., Xu, S., Montgomery, M. K. and Fire, A (1997). Distinct requirements for somatic and germline expression of a generally expressed Caenorhabditis elegans gene. Genetics 146, 227-238.[Abstract]

Kelly, W. G. and Fire, A (1998). Chromatin silencing and the maintenance of a functional germline. Development, 125, 2451-2456.[Abstract]

Landecker, H. L., Sinclair, D. A. R. and Brock, H. W (1994). Screen for enhancers of Polycomb and Polycomblike in Drosophila melanogaster. Dev. Genetics 15, 425-434.[Medline]

McCall, K. and Bender, W (1996). Probes for chromatin accessibility in the Drosophila bithorax complex respond differently to Polycomb-mediated repression. EMBO J 15, 569-580.[Medline]

Mello, C. C., Kramer, J. M., Stinchcomb, D. and Ambros, V (1991). Efficient gene transfer in C. elegans : extrachromosomal maintenance and integration of transforming sequences. EMBO J 10, 3959-3970.[Medline]

Mello, C. C., Schubert, C., Draper, B., Zhang, W., Lobel, R. and Priess, J. R (1996). The PIE-1 protein and germline specification in C. elegans embryos. Nature 382, 710-712.[Medline]

Neer, E. J., Schmidt, C. J., Nambudripad, R. and Smith, T. F (1994). The ancient regulatory-protein family of WD-repeat proteins. Nature 371, 297-300.[Medline]

Ng, J., Li, R., Morgan, K. and Simon, J (1997). Evolutionary conservation and predicted structure of the Drosophila extra sex combs repressor protein. Mol. Cell. Biol 17, 6663-6672.[Abstract]

Orlando, V. and Paro, R (1995). Chromatin multiprotein complexes involved in the maintenance of transcription patterns. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev 5, 174-179.[Medline]

Pal-Bhadra, M., Bhadra, U. and Birchler, J. A (1997). Cosuppression in Drosophila : gene silencing of Alcohol dehydrogenase by white-Adh transgenes is Polycomb dependent. Cell 90, 479-490.[Medline]

Paulsen, J. E., Capowski, E. E. and Strome, S (1995). Phenotypic and molecular analysis of mes-3 , a maternal-effect gene required for proliferation and viability of the germ line in C. elegans. Genetics 141, 1383-1398.[Abstract]

Phillips, M. D. and Shearn, A (1990). Mutations in polycombeotic , a Drosophila polycomb group gene, cause a wide range of maternal and zygotic phenotypes. Genetics 125, 91-101.[Abstract]

Pirrotta, V (1997). PcG complexes and chromatin silencing. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev 7, 249-258.[Medline]

Platero, J. S., Sharp, E. J., Alder, P. N. and Eissenberg, J. C (1996). In vivo assay for protein-protein interactions using Drosophila chromosomes. Chromosoma 104, 393-404.[Medline]

Rastelli, L., Chan, C. S. and Pirrotta, V (1993). Related chromosome binding sites for zeste, suppressors of zeste and Polycomb group proteins in Drosophila and their dependence on Enhancer of zeste function. EMBO J 12, 1513-1522.[Medline]

Rocheleau, C. E., Downs, W. D., Lin, R., Wittmann, C., Bei, Y., Cha, Y.-H. Ali, M., Priess, J. R., and Mello, C. C (1997). Wnt signaling and an APC-related gene specify endoderm in early C. elegans embryos. Cell 90, 707-716.[Medline]

Sathe, S. S. and Harte, P. J (1995). The Drosophila extra sex combs protein contains WD motifs essential for its function as a repressor of homeotic genes. Mech. Dev 52, 77-87.[Medline]

Schumacher, A., Faust, C. and Magnuson, T (1996). Positional cloning of a global regulator of anterior-posterior patterning in mice. Nature 383, 250-253.[Medline]

Seydoux, G., Mello, G. C., Pettitt, J., Wood, W. B., Preiss, J. R. and Fire, A (1996). Repression of gene expression in the embryonic germ lineage of C. elegans. Nature 382, 713-716.[Medline]

Simon, J., Bornemann, D., Lunde, K. and Schwartz, C (1995). The extra sex combs product contains WD40 repeats and its time of action implies a role distinct from other Polycomb group genes. Mech. Dev 53, 197-208.[Medline]

Simon, J (1995). Locking in stable states of gene expression: transcriptional control during Drosophila development. Current Biol 7, 376-385.

Sondek, J., Bohm, A., Lambright, D. G., Hamm, H. E. and Sigler, P. B (1996). Crystal structure of a GAproteindimer at 2.1 \201 resolution. Nature 379, 369-374.[Medline]

Soto, M. C., Chou, T.-B. and Bender, W (1995). Comparison of germline mosaics of genes in the Polycomb group of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 140, 231-243.[Abstract]

Struhl, G. and Brower, D (1982). Early role of the esc +gene product in the determination of segments in Drosophila. Cell 31, 285-292.[Medline]

Sulston, J. E. and Horvitz, H. R (1977). Post-embryonic cell lineages of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev. Biol 56, 110-156.[Medline]

Wall, M. A., Coleman, D. E., Lee, E., Iniguez-Lluhi, J. A., Posner, B. A., et al (1995). The structure of the G protein heterotrimer Gi1 12. Cell 83, 1047-1058.[Medline]

Wilson, R., Ainscough, R., Anderson, K., Baynes, C., Berks, M., et al (1994). 2.2 Mb of contiguous nucleotide sequence from chromosome III of C. elegans. Nature 368, 32-38.[Medline]

This article has been cited by other articles:

M. A. Jedrusik and E. Schulze
Linker Histone HIS-24 (H1.1) Cytoplasmic Retention Promotes Germ Line Development and Influences Histone H3 Methylation in Caenorhabditis elegans
Mol. Cell. Biol., March 15, 2007; 27(6): 2229 - 2239.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L. Wang, N. Jahren, M. L. Vargas, E. F. Andersen, J. Benes, J. Zhang, E. L. Miller, R. S. Jones, and J. A. Simon
Alternative ESC and ESC-Like Subunits of a Polycomb Group Histone Methyltransferase Complex Are Differentially Deployed during Drosophila Development.
Mol. Cell. Biol., April 1, 2006; 26(7): 2637 - 2647.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

T. Zhang, Y. Sun, E Tian, H. Deng, Y. Zhang, X. Luo, Q. Cai, H. Wang, J. Chai, and H. Zhang
RNA-binding proteins SOP-2 and SOR-1 form a novel PcG-like complex in C. elegans.
Development, March 1, 2006; 133(6): 1023 - 1033.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. A. Chesney, A. R. Kidd III, and J. Kimble
gon-14 Functions With Class B and Class C Synthetic Multivulva Genes to Control Larval Growth in Caenorhabditis elegans
Genetics, February 1, 2006; 172(2): 915 - 928.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. S. Ketel, E. F. Andersen, M. L. Vargas, J. Suh, S. Strome, and J. A. Simon
Subunit Contributions to Histone Methyltransferase Activities of Fly and Worm Polycomb Group Complexes
Mol. Cell. Biol., August 15, 2005; 25(16): 6857 - 6868.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. A. Jedrusik and E. Schulze
Telomeric Position Effect Variegation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Caenorhabditis elegans Linker Histones Suggests a Mechanistic Connection between Germ Line and Telomeric Silencing
Mol. Cell. Biol., May 15, 2003; 23(10): 3681 - 3691.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J. W. Voncken, B. A. J. Roelen, M. Roefs, S. de Vries, E. Verhoeven, S. Marino, J. Deschamps, and M. van Lohuizen
Rnf2 (Ring1b) deficiency causes gastrulation arrest and cell cycle inhibition
PNAS, March 4, 2003; 100(5): 2468 - 2473.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

W. G. Kelly, C. E. Schaner, A. F. Dernburg, M.-H. Lee, S. K. Kim, A. M. Villeneuve, and V. Reinke
X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans
Development, March 3, 2003; 129(2): 479 - 492.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

O. N. Danilevskaya, P. Hermon, S. Hantke, M. G. Muszynski, K. Kollipara, and E. V. Ananiev
Duplicated fie Genes in Maize: Expression Pattern and Imprinting Suggest Distinct Functions
PLANT CELL, February 1, 2003; 15(2): 425 - 438.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Y. Fong, L. Bender, W. Wang, and S. Strome
Regulation of the Different Chromatin States of Autosomes and X Chromosomes in the Germ Line of C. elegans
Science, June 21, 2002; 296(5576): 2235 - 2238.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L. Xu, J. Paulsen, Y. Yoo, E. B. Goodwin, and S. Strome
Caenorhabditis elegans MES-3 Is a Target of GLD-1 and Functions Epigenetically in Germline Development
Genetics, November 1, 2001; 159(3): 1007 - 1017.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L. Xu and S. Strome
Depletion of a Novel SET-Domain Protein Enhances the Sterility of mes-3 and mes-4 Mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans
Genetics, November 1, 2001; 159(3): 1019 - 1029.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Benard, B. McCright, Y. Zhang, S. Felkai, B. Lakowski, and S. Hekimi
The C. elegans maternal-effect gene clk-2 is essential for embryonic development, encodes a protein homologous to yeast Tel2p and affects telomere length
Development, October 15, 2001; 128(20): 4045 - 4055.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

A. Birve, A. K. Sengupta, D. Beuchle, J. Larsson, J. A. Kennison, A. Rasmuson-Lestander, and J. Muller
Su(z)12, a novel Drosophila Polycomb group gene that is conserved in vertebrates and plants
Development, September 1, 2001; 128(17): 3371 - 3379.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. O'Carroll, S. Erhardt, M. Pagani, S. C. Barton, M. A. Surani, and T. Jenuwein
The Polycomb-Group Gene Ezh2 Is Required for Early Mouse Development
Mol. Cell. Biol., July 1, 2001; 21(13): 4330 - 4336.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L. Xu, Y. Fong, and S. Strome
The Caenorhabditis elegans maternal-effect sterile proteins, MES-2, MES-3, and MES-6, are associated in a complex in embryos
PNAS, April 24, 2001; 98(9): 5061 - 5066.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

P. A. Sharp
RNA interference{---}2001
Genes & Dev., March 1, 2001; 15(5): 485 - 490.
[Full Text]

D. R. Stauffer, T. L. Howard, T. Nyun, and S. M. Hollenberg
CHMP1 is a novel nuclear matrix protein affecting chromatin structure and cell-cycle progression
J. Cell Sci., January 7, 2001; 114(13): 2383 - 2393.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. Jedrusik and E Schulze
A single histone H1 isoform (H1.1) is essential for chromatin silencing and germline development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Development, January 4, 2001; 128(7): 1069 - 1080.
[Abstract] [PDF]

R. Yadegari, T. Kinoshita, O. Lotan, G. Cohen, A. Katz, Y. Choi, A. Katz, K. Nakashima, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, et al.
Mutations in the FIE and MEA Genes That Encode Interacting Polycomb Proteins Cause Parent-of-Origin Effects on Seed Development by Distinct Mechanisms
PLANT CELL, December 1, 2000; 12(12): 2367 - 2382.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

M. E. Domeier, D. P. Morse, S. W. Knight, M. Portereiko, B. L. Bass, and S. E. Mango
A Link Between RNA Interference and Nonsense-Mediated Decay in Caenorhabditis elegans
Science, September 15, 2000; 289(5486): 1928 - 1930.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Ng, C. M. Hart, K. Morgan, and J. A. Simon
A Drosophila ESC-E(Z) Protein Complex Is Distinct from Other Polycomb Group Complexes and Contains Covalently Modified ESC
Mol. Cell. Biol., May 1, 2000; 20(9): 3069 - 3078.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

L. Berkowitz and S Strome
MES-1, a protein required for unequal divisions of the germline in early C. elegans embryos, resembles receptor tyrosine kinases and is localized to the boundary between the germline and gut cells
Development, January 10, 2000; 127(20): 4419 - 4431.
[Abstract] [PDF]

H. Chamberlin and J. Thomas
The bromodomain protein LIN-49 and trithorax-related protein LIN-59 affect development and gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans
Development, January 2, 2000; 127(4): 713 - 723.
[Abstract] [PDF]

J. M. Bosher, P. Dufourcq, S. Sookhareea, and M. Labouesse
RNA Interference Can Target Pre-mRNA: Consequences for Gene Expression in a Caenorhabditis elegans Operon
Genetics, November 1, 1999; 153(3): 1245 - 1256.
[Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Strouboulis, S. Damjanovski, D. Vermaak, F. Meric, and A. P. Wolffe
Transcriptional Repression by XPc1, a New Polycomb Homolog in Xenopus laevis Embryos, Is Independent of Histone Deacetylase
Mol. Cell. Biol., June 1, 1999; 19(6): 3958 - 3968.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Preuss
Chromatin Silencing and Arabidopsis Development: A Role for Polycomb Proteins
PLANT CELL, May 1, 1999; 11(5): 765 - 768.
[Full Text]

G Seydoux and S Strome
Launching the germline in Caenorhabditis elegans: regulation of gene expression in early germ cells
Development, January 8, 1999; 126(15): 3275 - 3283.
[Abstract] [PDF]

I Sahut-Barnola and D Pauli
The Drosophila gene stand still encodes a germline chromatin-associated protein that controls the transcription of the ovarian tumor gene
Development, January 5, 1999; 126(9): 1917 - 1926.
[Abstract] [PDF]

M. K. Montgomery, S. Xu, and A. Fire
RNA as a target of double-stranded RNA-mediated genetic interference in Caenorhabditis elegans
PNAS, December 22, 1998; 95(26): 15502 - 15507.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

W. Kelly and A Fire
Chromatin silencing and the maintenance of a functional germline in Caenorhabditis elegans
Development, January 7, 1998; 125(13): 2451 - 2456.
[Abstract] [PDF]

R Holdeman, S Nehrt, and S Strome
MES-2, a maternal protein essential for viability of the germline in Caenorhabditis elegans, is homologous to a Drosophila Polycomb group protein
Development, January 7, 1998; 125(13): 2457 - 2467.
[Abstract] [PDF]

N. M. Springer, O. N. Danilevskaya, P. Hermon, T. G. Helentjaris, R. L. Phillips, H. F. Kaeppler, and S. M. Kaeppler
Sequence Relationships, Conserved Domains, and Expression Patterns for Maize Homologs of the Polycomb Group Genes E(z), esc, and E(Pc)
Plant Physiology, April 1, 2002; 128(4): 1332 - 1345.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

This Article

Summary

Full Text (PDF)

Alert me when this article is cited

Alert me if a correction is posted

Services

Email this article to a friend

Similar articles in this journal

Similar articles in PubMed

Alert me to new issues of the journal

Download to citation manager

Citing Articles

Citing Articles via HighWire

Citing Articles via Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Articles by Korf, I.

Articles by Strome, S.

Search for Related Content

PubMed

PubMed Citation

Articles by Korf, I.

Articles by Strome, S.

				L. Wang, N. Jahren, M. L. Vargas, E. F. Andersen, J. Benes, J. Zhang, E. L. Miller, R. S. Jones, and J. A. Simon Alternative ESC and ESC-Like Subunits of a Polycomb Group Histone Methyltransferase Complex Are Differentially Deployed during Drosophila Development. Mol. Cell. Biol., April 1, 2006; 26(7): 2637 - 2647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Zhang, Y. Sun, E Tian, H. Deng, Y. Zhang, X. Luo, Q. Cai, H. Wang, J. Chai, and H. Zhang RNA-binding proteins SOP-2 and SOR-1 form a novel PcG-like complex in C. elegans. Development, March 1, 2006; 133(6): 1023 - 1033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. A. Chesney, A. R. Kidd III, and J. Kimble gon-14 Functions With Class B and Class C Synthetic Multivulva Genes to Control Larval Growth in Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics, February 1, 2006; 172(2): 915 - 928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. S. Ketel, E. F. Andersen, M. L. Vargas, J. Suh, S. Strome, and J. A. Simon Subunit Contributions to Histone Methyltransferase Activities of Fly and Worm Polycomb Group Complexes Mol. Cell. Biol., August 15, 2005; 25(16): 6857 - 6868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. A. Jedrusik and E. Schulze Telomeric Position Effect Variegation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Caenorhabditis elegans Linker Histones Suggests a Mechanistic Connection between Germ Line and Telomeric Silencing Mol. Cell. Biol., May 15, 2003; 23(10): 3681 - 3691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. W. Voncken, B. A. J. Roelen, M. Roefs, S. de Vries, E. Verhoeven, S. Marino, J. Deschamps, and M. van Lohuizen Rnf2 (Ring1b) deficiency causes gastrulation arrest and cell cycle inhibition PNAS, March 4, 2003; 100(5): 2468 - 2473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				W. G. Kelly, C. E. Schaner, A. F. Dernburg, M.-H. Lee, S. K. Kim, A. M. Villeneuve, and V. Reinke X-chromosome silencing in the germline of C. elegans Development, March 3, 2003; 129(2): 479 - 492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				O. N. Danilevskaya, P. Hermon, S. Hantke, M. G. Muszynski, K. Kollipara, and E. V. Ananiev Duplicated fie Genes in Maize: Expression Pattern and Imprinting Suggest Distinct Functions PLANT CELL, February 1, 2003; 15(2): 425 - 438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Y. Fong, L. Bender, W. Wang, and S. Strome Regulation of the Different Chromatin States of Autosomes and X Chromosomes in the Germ Line of C. elegans Science, June 21, 2002; 296(5576): 2235 - 2238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Xu, J. Paulsen, Y. Yoo, E. B. Goodwin, and S. Strome Caenorhabditis elegans MES-3 Is a Target of GLD-1 and Functions Epigenetically in Germline Development Genetics, November 1, 2001; 159(3): 1007 - 1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Xu and S. Strome Depletion of a Novel SET-Domain Protein Enhances the Sterility of mes-3 and mes-4 Mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics, November 1, 2001; 159(3): 1019 - 1029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Benard, B. McCright, Y. Zhang, S. Felkai, B. Lakowski, and S. Hekimi The C. elegans maternal-effect gene clk-2 is essential for embryonic development, encodes a protein homologous to yeast Tel2p and affects telomere length Development, October 15, 2001; 128(20): 4045 - 4055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Birve, A. K. Sengupta, D. Beuchle, J. Larsson, J. A. Kennison, A. Rasmuson-Lestander, and J. Muller Su(z)12, a novel Drosophila Polycomb group gene that is conserved in vertebrates and plants Development, September 1, 2001; 128(17): 3371 - 3379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. O'Carroll, S. Erhardt, M. Pagani, S. C. Barton, M. A. Surani, and T. Jenuwein The Polycomb-Group Gene Ezh2 Is Required for Early Mouse Development Mol. Cell. Biol., July 1, 2001; 21(13): 4330 - 4336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Xu, Y. Fong, and S. Strome The Caenorhabditis elegans maternal-effect sterile proteins, MES-2, MES-3, and MES-6, are associated in a complex in embryos PNAS, April 24, 2001; 98(9): 5061 - 5066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. A. Sharp RNA interference{---}2001 Genes & Dev., March 1, 2001; 15(5): 485 - 490. [Full Text]

				D. R. Stauffer, T. L. Howard, T. Nyun, and S. M. Hollenberg CHMP1 is a novel nuclear matrix protein affecting chromatin structure and cell-cycle progression J. Cell Sci., January 7, 2001; 114(13): 2383 - 2393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Jedrusik and E Schulze A single histone H1 isoform (H1.1) is essential for chromatin silencing and germline development in Caenorhabditis elegans Development, January 4, 2001; 128(7): 1069 - 1080. [Abstract] [PDF]

				R. Yadegari, T. Kinoshita, O. Lotan, G. Cohen, A. Katz, Y. Choi, A. Katz, K. Nakashima, J. J. Harada, R. B. Goldberg, et al. Mutations in the FIE and MEA Genes That Encode Interacting Polycomb Proteins Cause Parent-of-Origin Effects on Seed Development by Distinct Mechanisms PLANT CELL, December 1, 2000; 12(12): 2367 - 2382. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				M. E. Domeier, D. P. Morse, S. W. Knight, M. Portereiko, B. L. Bass, and S. E. Mango A Link Between RNA Interference and Nonsense-Mediated Decay in Caenorhabditis elegans Science, September 15, 2000; 289(5486): 1928 - 1930. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				J. Ng, C. M. Hart, K. Morgan, and J. A. Simon A Drosophila ESC-E(Z) Protein Complex Is Distinct from Other Polycomb Group Complexes and Contains Covalently Modified ESC Mol. Cell. Biol., May 1, 2000; 20(9): 3069 - 3078. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				L. Berkowitz and S Strome MES-1, a protein required for unequal divisions of the germline in early C. elegans embryos, resembles receptor tyrosine kinases and is localized to the boundary between the germline and gut cells Development, January 10, 2000; 127(20): 4419 - 4431. [Abstract] [PDF]

				H. Chamberlin and J. Thomas The bromodomain protein LIN-49 and trithorax-related protein LIN-59 affect development and gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans Development, January 2, 2000; 127(4): 713 - 723. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. M. Bosher, P. Dufourcq, S. Sookhareea, and M. Labouesse RNA Interference Can Target Pre-mRNA: Consequences for Gene Expression in a Caenorhabditis elegans Operon Genetics, November 1, 1999; 153(3): 1245 - 1256. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				J. Strouboulis, S. Damjanovski, D. Vermaak, F. Meric, and A. P. Wolffe Transcriptional Repression by XPc1, a New Polycomb Homolog in Xenopus laevis Embryos, Is Independent of Histone Deacetylase Mol. Cell. Biol., June 1, 1999; 19(6): 3958 - 3968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Preuss Chromatin Silencing and Arabidopsis Development: A Role for Polycomb Proteins PLANT CELL, May 1, 1999; 11(5): 765 - 768. [Full Text]

				G Seydoux and S Strome Launching the germline in Caenorhabditis elegans: regulation of gene expression in early germ cells Development, January 8, 1999; 126(15): 3275 - 3283. [Abstract] [PDF]

				I Sahut-Barnola and D Pauli The Drosophila gene stand still encodes a germline chromatin-associated protein that controls the transcription of the ovarian tumor gene Development, January 5, 1999; 126(9): 1917 - 1926. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. K. Montgomery, S. Xu, and A. Fire RNA as a target of double-stranded RNA-mediated genetic interference in Caenorhabditis elegans PNAS, December 22, 1998; 95(26): 15502 - 15507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				W. Kelly and A Fire Chromatin silencing and the maintenance of a functional germline in Caenorhabditis elegans Development, January 7, 1998; 125(13): 2451 - 2456. [Abstract] [PDF]