Transformation of the amphibian oocyte into the egg: Structural and biochemical events

Molecular Cell Biology

1986 • 5,808 citations

INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS

1987 • 2,183 citations

Oogenesis in Xenopus laevis (Daudin). I. Stages of oocyte development in laboratory maintained animals

1972 • 1,861 citations

The Cell in Development and Heredity

1925 • 1,750 citations

Gene Activity in Early Development

1968 • 1,725 citations

A major developmental transition in early xenopus embryos: I. characterization and timing of cellular changes at the midblastula stage

1982 • 1,635 citations

Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis: Concepts Emerging from the LDL Receptor System

1985 • 1,585 citations

Cytoplasmic control of nuclear behavior during meiotic maturation of frog oocytes

1971 • 1,553 citations

Synaptic vesicle exocytosis captured by quick freezing and correlated with quantal transmitter release.

1979 • 1,408 citations

The nuclear lamina is a meshwork of intermediate-type filaments

1986 • 957 citations

The nuclear envelope lamina is reversibly depolymerized during mitosis

1980 • 956 citations

Purified maturation-promoting factor contains the product of a Xenopus homolog of the fission yeast cell cycle control gene cdc2+

1988 • 885 citations

Homologies in both primary and secondary structure between nuclear envelope and intermediate filament proteins

1986 • 836 citations

The Xenopus cdc2 protein is a component of MPF, a cytoplasmic regulator of mitosis

1988 • 829 citations

Activation of cdc2 protein kinase during mitosis in human cells: Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation and subunit rearrangement

1988 • 786 citations

The Cell in Development and Heredity

1925 • 767 citations

A maternal mRNA localized to the vegetal hemisphere in xenopus eggs codes for a growth factor related to TGF-β

1987 • 747 citations

cDNA sequencing of nuclear lamins A and C reveals primary and secondary structural homology to intermediate filament proteins.

1986 • 711 citations

Molecular cell biology

1987 • 685 citations

Cyclin is a component of maturation-promoting factor from Xenopus

1990 • 674 citations

Metabolic regulation via intracellular pH

1984 • 674 citations

Oocyte Maturation

1979 • 662 citations

Purification of maturation-promoting factor, an intracellular regulator of early mitotic events.

1988 • 640 citations

Intracellular localization of messenger RNAs for cytoskeletal proteins

1986 • 639 citations

Nuclear matrix: isolation and characterization of a framework structure from rat liver nuclei

1977 • 596 citations

Changes of free calcium levels with stages of the cell division cycle

1985 • 591 citations

Developmental biology : a comprehensive synthesis

1985 • 580 citations

Cell cycle dynamics of an M-phase-specific cytoplasmic factor in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs.

1984 • 575 citations

The Role of Protein Kinase C in Transmembrane Signalling

1986 • 557 citations

Epithelial cytoskeletal framework and nuclear matrix-intermediate filament scaffold: three-dimensional organization and protein composition.

1984 • 545 citations

Calcium Rises Abruptly and Briefly Throughout the Cell at the Onset of Anaphase

1986 • 541 citations

A cytoskeletal structure with associated polyribosomes obtained from HeLa cells

1977 • 530 citations

Immunocytochemical localization of the major polypeptides of the nuclear pore complex-lamina fraction. Interphase and mitotic distribution.

1978 • 527 citations

Movement of a karyophilic protein through the nuclear pores of oocytes.

1984 • 510 citations

Protein incorporation by isolated amphibian oocytes III. Optimum incubation conditions

1973 • 487 citations

Identification and cloning of localized maternal RNAs from xenopus eggs

1985 • 464 citations

The nuclear matrix: Three-dimensional architecture and protein composition

1982 • 445 citations

A modified procedure for the isolation of a pore complex-lamina fraction from rat liver nuclei.

1976 • 423 citations

Progesterone-stimulated meiotic cell division in Xenopus oocytes. Induction by regulatory subunit and inhibition by catalytic subunit of adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase.

1977 • 419 citations

Developmental biology

2010 • 409 citations

Cytoskeletal elements of chick embryo fibroblasts revealed by detergent extraction

1976 • 398 citations

Actively transcribed genes are associated with the nuclear matrix

1983 • 396 citations

Disassembly of the nucleus in mitotic extracts: Membrane vesicularization, lamin disassembly, and chromosome condensation are independent processes

1987 • 349 citations

Translocation of a localized maternal mRNA to the vegetal pole of Xenopus oocytes

1987 • 346 citations

A microtubule-associated protein from Xenopus eggs that specifically promotes assembly at the plus-end.

1987 • 338 citations

An elevated free cytosolic Ca2+ wave follows fertilization in eggs of the frog, Xenopus laevis.

1985 • 336 citations

The visualization of actin filament polarity in thin sections. Evidence for the uniform polarity of membrane-associated filaments.

1978 • 329 citations

Lamin B constitutes an intermediate filament attachment site at the nuclear envelope.

1987 • 306 citations

Effects of cycloheximide on a cytoplasmic factor initiating meiotic maturation in Xenopus oocytes

1975 • 294 citations

Microinjection of actin-binding proteins and actin antibodies demonstrates involvement of nuclear actin in transcription of lampbrush chromosomes

1984 • 291 citations

Changes in protein phosphorylation accompanying maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1977 • 269 citations

Steroid-induced meiotic division in Xenopus laevis oocytes: surface and calcium

1978 • 268 citations

Mitotic factors from mammalian cells induce germinal vesicle breakdown and chromosome condensation in amphibian oocytes.

1979 • 252 citations

Regulation of Oocyte Maturation

1980 • 250 citations

Gene Activity in Early Development

1988 • 237 citations

Cell type-specific expression of nuclear lamina proteins during development of Xenopus laevis

1985 • 227 citations

Two distinct attachment sites for vimentin along the plasma membrane and the nuclear envelope in avian erythrocytes: a basis for a vectorial assembly of intermediate filaments.

1987 • 227 citations

Interconversion of metaphase and interphase microtubule arrays, as studied by the injection of centrosomes and nuclei into Xenopus eggs.

1984 • 225 citations

Progesterone inhibits membrane-bound adenylate cyclase in Xenopus laevis oocytes

1981 • 218 citations

Changes in the nuclear lamina composition during early development of Xenopus laevis

1985 • 214 citations

Formation and structure of the fertilization envelope in Xenopus laevis

1974 • 214 citations

Early effect of progesterone on levels of cyclic adenosine 3‘:5‘-monophosphate in Xenopus oocytes.

1979 • 213 citations

Role of the oocyte nucleus in physiological maturation in Rana pipiens

1969 • 212 citations

Regulation of MPF activity in vitro

1988 • 209 citations

Gametogenesis and the early embryo

1987 • 207 citations

Generality of the action of various maturation-promoting factors

1982 • 195 citations

Identification of a steroid receptor on the surface of Xenopus oocytes by photoaffinity labeling.

1982 • 174 citations

Activation of multiple protein kinases during the burst in protein phosphorylation that precedes the first meiotic cell division in Xenopus oocytes.

1988 • 174 citations

Action of hormones on germinal vesicle breakdown in frog (Rana pipiens) oocytes

1967 • 173 citations

Progesterone induces a rapid increase in [Ca2+]in of Xenopus laevis oocytes.

1980 • 169 citations

Aster formation in eggs of Xenopus laevis. Induction by isolated basal bodies.

1975 • 158 citations

Studies on the appearance and nature of a maturation-inducing factor in the cytoplasm of amphibian oocytes exposed to progesterone

1974 • 157 citations

Changes in the polysome content of developing Xenopus laevis embryos

1974 • 154 citations

Involvement of nuclear lamins in postmitotic reorganization of chromatin as demonstrated by microinjection of lamin antibodies.

1986 • 153 citations

Microtubule assembly in cytoplasmic extracts of Xenopus oocytes and eggs.

1987 • 153 citations

The cytoskeleton : an introductory survey

1986 • 151 citations

Induction of maturation in Xenopus laevis oocytes by a steroid linked to a polymer

1978 • 149 citations

An electrical block is required to prevent polyspermy in eggs fertilized by natural mating of Xenopus laevis

1982 • 144 citations

Evidence for a functional role of the cytoskeleton in determination of the dorsoventral axis in Xenopus laevis eggs.

1983 • 141 citations

An actin filament matrix in hand-isolated nuclei of X. laevis oocytes

1979 • 139 citations

Electrical currents through full-grown and maturing Xenopus oocytes.

1979 • 138 citations

Distribution and mode of arrangement of microfilamentous structures and actin in the cortex of the amphibian oocyte.

1976 • 134 citations

Oogenesis in Xenopus laevis (Daudin). V. Relationships between developing oocytes and their investing follicular tissues

1978 • 132 citations

Free calcium changes associated with hormone action in amphibian oocytes

1980 • 131 citations

Structural organization of actin in the sea urchin egg cortex: microvillar elongation in the absence of actin filament bundle formation

1982 • 131 citations

Cyclic nucleotide fluctuations during steroid induced meiotic maturation of frog oocytes

1977 • 131 citations

Intermediate-size filaments in a germ cell: Expression of cytokeratins in oocytes and eggs of the frog Xenopus.

1983 • 129 citations

Membrane junctions in xenopus eggs: their distribution suggests a role in calcium regulation

1983 • 124 citations

Monoclonal antibodies against myofibrillar components of rat skeletal muscle decorate the intermediate filaments of cultured cells.

1981 • 123 citations

Intranuclear injection of anti-actin antibodies into Xenopus oocytes blocks chromosome condensation

1979 • 122 citations

Oocyte-Follicle Cell Gap Junctions in Xenopus laevis and the Effects of Gonadotropin on Their Permeability

1979 • 122 citations

Site of sperm entry and a cortical contraction associated with egg activation in the frog Rana pipens

1975 • 122 citations

Polar asymmetry in the organization of the cortical cytokeratin system of Xenopus laevis oocytes and embryos

1987 • 119 citations

The onset of activation responsiveness during maturation coincides with the formation of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1984 • 119 citations

Protein synthesis in oocytes of xenopus laevis is not regulated by the supply of messenger RNA

1977 • 117 citations

Assembly of the intestinal brush border: appearance and redistribution of microvillar core proteins in developing chick enterocytes.

1987 • 117 citations

Differential capacity for translation and lack of competition between mRNAs that segregate to free and membrane-bound polysomes

1981 • 113 citations

Evidence that the fertilization envelope blocks sperm entry in eggs of Xenopus laevis: Interaction of sperm with isolated envelopes

1976 • 110 citations

Activators of protein kinase C trigger cortical granule exocytosis, cortical contraction, and cleavage furrow formation in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs.

1989 • 109 citations

Progesterone receptor characterized by photoaffinity labelling in the plasma membrane of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1984 • 109 citations

Initiation of meiotic maturation in Xenopus laevis oocytes by the combination of divalent cations and ionophore A23187

1975 • 106 citations

The cytoskeleton. An introductory survey

1986 • 104 citations

pH changes associated with meiotic maturation in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1981 • 103 citations

A cytochemical and ultrastructural analysis of in vitro maturation in amphibian oocytes

1970 • 102 citations

Cell type-specific differences in protein composition of nuclear pore complex-lamina structures in oocytes and erythrocytes of Xenopus laevis

1981 • 102 citations

A study on the steady-state population of poly(A)+RNA during early development of Xenopus laevis

1980 • 102 citations

The Ultrastructure of the Cytoplasm of the Developing Amphibian Egg

1966 • 98 citations

Inhibition of oocyte maturation by theophylline: Possible mechanism of action

1976 • 98 citations

The modifications of cortical endoplasmic reticulum during in vitro maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes and its involvement in cortical granule exocytosis

1984 • 97 citations

The mechanism for increased protein synthesis during Xenopus oocyte maturation

1982 • 96 citations

Effects of cycloheximide on the “autocatalytic” nature of the maturation promoting factor (MPF) in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1975 • 95 citations

THE R OLE OF THE GERMINAL VESICLE IN OOECYTE MATURATION IN ANURANS AS REVEALED BY THE REMOVAL AND TRANSPLANTATION OF NUCLEI.

1964 • 95 citations

Involvement of contractile proteins in the changes in consistency of oocyte nucleoplasm of the newt Pleurodeles waltlii.

1981 • 94 citations

Relation of cytoplasmic alkalinization to microvillar elongation and microfilament formation in the sea urchin egg

1982 • 93 citations

Calcium, potassium, and sodium exchange by full-grown and maturing Xenopus laevis oocytes

1977 • 93 citations

Ovarian Progesterone Levels During in vitro Oocyte Maturation and Ovulation in Xenopus laevis

1975 • 93 citations

The pure inhibitor of cAMP-dependent protein kinase initiates Xenopus laevis meiotic maturation

1981 • 92 citations

Germinal vesicle breakdown in the Xenopus laevis oocyte : description of a transient microtubular structure

1981 • 90 citations

Primary action of steroid hormone at the surface of amphibian oocyte in the induction of germinal vesicle breakdown

1977 • 89 citations

Changes in RNA titers and polyadenylation during oogenesis and oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis

1985 • 89 citations

Ultrastructural observations on cortical endoplasmic reticulum and on residual cortical granules in the egg of Xenopus laevis

1977 • 86 citations

The effect of taxol on living eggs ofXenopus laevis

1980 • 85 citations

Induction of meiotic maturation in Xenopus oocytes by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate

1987 • 85 citations

Maturation of Xenopus oocytes

1977 • 85 citations

Progesterone-induced maturational events in oocytes of Xenopus laevis *1I. Continuous necessity for diffusible calcium and magnesium

1971 • 84 citations

A monoclonal antibody against nuclear lamina proteins reveals cell type-specificity in Xenopus laevis

1984 • 84 citations

"Cleavage" and cortical granule breakdown in Rana pipiens oocytes induced by direct microinjection of calcium.

1976 • 83 citations

The temporal and spatial relationships between cortical contraction, sperm trail formation, and pronuclear migration in fertilizedXenopus eggs

1982 • 82 citations

Differention of the animal-vegetal axis in Xenopus laevis oocytes

1987 • 82 citations

Changes in Cyclic AMP Levels in the Amphibian Ovarian Follicle Following Progesterone Induction of Meiotic Maturation

1977 • 81 citations

Transient localizations of messenger RNA in Xenopus laevis oocytes

1982 • 81 citations

Cytoplasmic phases in the first cell cycle of the activated frog egg

1983 • 80 citations

Cyclic AMP levels during the maturation of Xenopus oocytes

1985 • 78 citations

The cortical response in Xenopus laevis ova

1974 • 78 citations

The effect of insulin on intracellular pH and ribosomal protein S6 phosphorylation in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1984 • 77 citations

Amphibian oocyte maturation and protein synthesis: Related inhibition by cyclic AMP, theophylline, and papaverine

1978 • 76 citations

Intermediate filaments in the Xenopus oocyte: the appearance and distribution of cytokeratin-containing filaments

1984 • 76 citations

Phosphorylation of Ribosomal Proteins during Maturation of Xenopus laevis Oocytes

1981 • 75 citations

Cortical wound healing in the amphibian egg: an electron microscopical study

1972 • 75 citations

CORTICAL CHANGES IN GROWING OOCYTES AND IN FERTILIZED OR PRICKED EGGS OF RANA PIPIENS

1967 • 75 citations

Internal pH of Xenopus oocytes: A study of the mechanism and role of pH changes during meiotic maturation

1983 • 74 citations

Disappearance and reformation of the nuclear lamina structure during specific stages of meiosis in oocytes

1983 • 73 citations

Alteration of structure and penetrability of the vitelline envelope after passage of eggs from coelom to oviduct in Xenopus laevis

1977 • 72 citations

Electrophoretic introduction of calcium ions into the cortex of Xenopus laevis oocytes triggers meiosis reinitiation

1976 • 71 citations

Regulation of the amphibian oocyte plasma membrane ion permeability by cytoplasmic factors during the first meiotic division

1977 • 71 citations

Electrical membrane properties of the Xenopus laevis oocyte during progesterone-induced meiotic maturation

1981 • 71 citations

Inhibition of Xenopus oocyte adenylate cyclase by progesterone and 2',5'-dideoxyadenosine is associated with slowing of guanine nucleotide exchange.

1983 • 69 citations

Changes in levels of polymeric tubulin associated with activation and dorsoventral polarization of the frog egg

1985 • 68 citations

Interspersed poly(A) RNAs of amphibian oocytes are not translatable

1984 • 68 citations

Electrical responses of immature and mature Rana pipiens oocytes to sperm and other activating stimuli

1981 • 68 citations

Properties of a cytostatic factor from Xenopus laevis eggs

1979 • 67 citations

Levels of microtubules during the meiotic maturation of the Xenopus oocyte

1987 • 66 citations

Long-lasting and rapid calcium changes during mitosis.

1988 • 66 citations

Fertilization of immature frog eggs: cleavage and development following subsequent activation

1977 • 66 citations

Meiotic maturation in Xenopus oocytes: a link between the cessation of protein secretion and the polarized disappearance of Golgi apparati.

1985 • 64 citations

Connections of intermediate filaments with the nuclear lamina and the cell periphery

1987 • 64 citations

Oocytes and early embryos of Xenopus laevis contain intermediate filaments which react with anti-mammalian vimentin antibodies

1984 • 63 citations

Regional distribution of maternal messenger RNA in the amphibian oocyte

1985 • 63 citations

The Site of Spermatozoon Entrance in the Unfertilized Egg of Discoglossus pictus (Anura): An Electron Microscope Study

1975 • 63 citations

Kinetic analysis of amino acid pools and protein synthesis in amphibian oocytes and embryos

1978 • 63 citations

Intracellular pH plays a role in regulating protein synthesis in Xenopus oocytes

1983 • 61 citations

Protein incorporation by isolated amphibian oocytes. II. A survey of inhibitors

1972 • 61 citations

Participation of oviducal pars recta secretions in inducing the acrosome reaction and release of vitelline coat lysin in fertilizing toad sperm

1982 • 60 citations

A rise in cytosolic calcium is not necessary for maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1987 • 59 citations

The rôle of the germinal vesicle in oöcyte maturation in anurans as revealed by the removal and transplantation of nuclei

1964 • 58 citations

Actin in Xenopus oocytes

1978 • 57 citations

Distribution of microtubules during the breakdown of the nuclear envelope of the Xenopus oocyte: an immunocytochemical study

1986 • 57 citations

Protein kinase activity associated with the nuclear lamina.

1988 • 57 citations

Induced formation of asters and cleavage furrows in oocytes of Xenopus laevis during in vitro maturation

1978 • 54 citations

A maternal mRNA localized to the animal pole of Xenopus eggs encodes a subunit of mitochondrial ATPase.

1987 • 54 citations

Actin in xenopus oocytes: II. intracellular distribution and polymerizability

1978 • 53 citations

Membrane permeability changes in amphibian eggs at ovulation

1966 • 52 citations

Cytochemical and Biochemical Studies on Progesterone—Induced Maturation in Amphibian Oocytes

1973 • 51 citations

Spontaneous action potentials produced by Na and Cl channels in maturing Rana pipiens oocytes

1983 • 50 citations

The regulation of ribosomal protein S-6 phosphorylation in Xenopus oocytes: A potential role for intracellular pH

1984 • 49 citations

The distribution of soluble proteins along the animal-vegetal axis of frog eggs

1977 • 49 citations

Isolation and characterization of osteogenic cells derived from first bone of the embryonic tibia

1985 • 49 citations

Increased intracellular pH is not necessary for ribosomal protein S6 phosphorylation, increased protein synthesis, or germinal vesicle breakdown in Xenopus oocytes

1985 • 46 citations

Progesterone-Induced Meiotic Reinitation in vitro in Xenopus laevis Oocytes

1977 • 45 citations

Maturation of Xenopus oocytes is not accompanied by electrode-detectable calcium changes

1985 • 45 citations

Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A stimulates translation in microinjected Xenopus oocytes

1987 • 44 citations

The extracellular matrix of Xenopus laevis eggs: a quick-freeze, deep-etch analysis of its modification at fertilization.

1988 • 44 citations

Are annulate lamellae in the Drosophila embryo the result of overproduction of nuclear pore components?

1984 • 44 citations

The spatial distribution of maternal mRNA is determined by a cortical cytoskeletal domain in Chaetopterus eggs

1985 • 44 citations

Free calcium in full grown Xenopus laevis oocyte following treatment with ionophore A 23187 or progesterone

1977 • 44 citations

Role of soluble myosin in cortical contractions of Xenopus eggs

1984 • 43 citations

Changes in membrane hydrogen and sodium conductances during progesterone-induced maturation of Ambystoma oocytes

1984 • 43 citations

Development of Cytoplasmic Activities That Control Chromosome Cycles during Maturation of Amphibian Oocytes

1987 • 43 citations

Localized Maternal mRNAs in Xenopus laevis Eggs

1985 • 41 citations

STEROID INHIBITION OF PROTEIN INCORPORATION BY ISOLATED AMPHIBIAN OOCYTES

1974 • 41 citations

Turnover and processing of poly(A) in full-grown oocytes and during progesterone-induced oocyte maturation inXenopus laevis

1979 • 41 citations

Annulate lamellae: comparison of antigenic epitopes of annulate lamellae membranes with the nuclear envelope.

1988 • 39 citations

Fine structure of oviducal epithelium ofXenopus laevis in relation to its role in secreting egg envelopes

1985 • 39 citations

Synthesis of mitochondrial RNA by full-grown and maturing oocytes of Rana pipiens and Xenopus laevis

1975 • 39 citations

Fate of secretory proteins trapped in oocytes of Xenopus laevis by disruption of the cytoskeleton or by imbalanced subunit synthesis.

1981 • 39 citations

Annual review of cell biology

1986 • 38 citations

A gradient of poly(A)+ RNA sequences in Xenopus laevis eggs and embryos

1982 • 37 citations

Hormonal effects on RNA synthesis by stage 6 oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1975 • 37 citations

Intracellular signals trigger ultrastructural events characteristic of meiotic maturation in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1989 • 36 citations

A role for action potentials in maturing Rana pipiens oocytes

1983 • 36 citations

Ultrastructure of Xenopus laevis oocytes after injection of an extract from progesterone-treated oocytes

1974 • 35 citations

Influence of cytochalasin B on oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis

1986 • 35 citations

Annulate Lamellae (Porous Cytomembranes): With Particular Emphasis on Their Possible Role in Differentiation of the Female Gamete

1985 • 34 citations

Freeze-fracture analysis of structural reorganization during meiotic maturation in oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1988 • 34 citations

Distribution of nuclear proteins during maturation of the Xenopus oocyte

1985 • 33 citations

Na+ and K+ uptake and exchange by the amphibian oocyte during the first meiotic division

1980 • 33 citations

Dynamics of tubulin structures in Xenopus laevis oogenesis

1985 • 33 citations

Prostaglandin binding activity and myoblast fusion in aggregates of avian myoblasts

1986 • 33 citations

Freeze-fracture electron microscopy of membrane changes in progesterone-induced maturing oocytes and eggs of Xenopus laevis.

1983 • 32 citations

Germinal vesicle migration and dissolution in Rana pipiens oocytes: effect of steroids and microtubule poisons

1987 • 32 citations

Alteration of annulate lamellae in the in vitro progesterone‐treated, full‐grown Rana pipiens oocyte

1981 • 31 citations

Full-grown oocytes from Xenopus laevis resume growth when placed in culture

1981 • 31 citations

Proteins regulating actin assembly in oogenesis and early embryogenesis of Xenopus laevis: gelsolin is the major cytoplasmic actin-binding protein.

1988 • 30 citations

Ultrastructural evidence for the absence of premelanosomes in eggs of the albino mutant (ap) ofXenopus laevis

1975 • 30 citations

THE EFFECTS OF VINBLASTINE ON ISOLATED XENOPUS OOCYTES

1972 • 29 citations

Soluble cytokeratins in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs

1987 • 29 citations

Spatial changes in poly(A) concentrations during early embryogenesis in Xenopus laevis: Analysis by in situ hybridization

1985 • 28 citations

The coelomic envelope of Xenopus laevis eggs: A quick-freeze, deep-etch analysis

1989 • 28 citations

Growing Xenopus oocytes have spare translational capacity.

1985 • 27 citations

Role of Protein Phosphorylation in Xenopus Oocyte Meiotic Maturation

1987 • 26 citations

Presence of microtubules in isolated cortices of prophase I and metaphase II oocytes in Xenopus laevis

1988 • 25 citations

Interaction of progesterone with all or isolated portions of the amphibian (Rana pipiens) oocyte surface

1977 • 25 citations

Microtubules in immature oocytes of Xenopus laevis.

1985 • 25 citations

Ionic Regulation of Oocyte Maturation

1985 • 25 citations

Progesterone and cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulate in vivo the level of phosphorylation of two proteins (Mr 20,000 and Mr 32,000) in Xenopus oocytes

1986 • 25 citations

Actin in Xenopus Development: Indirect Immunofluorescence Study of Actin Localization

1981 • 24 citations

Spatial reorganization of actin, tubulin and histone mRNAs during meiotic maturation and fertilization in Xenopus oocytes

1988 • 24 citations

Accumulation of Annulate Lamellae in the Subcortical Layer during Progesterone‐induced Oocyte Maturation in Xenopus Laevis

1983 • 24 citations

Regulation of the distribution of carotenoid droplets in goldfish xanthophores and possible implication to secretory processes

1988 • 23 citations

Behaviour of annulate lamellae during the maturation of oocytes in the newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster

1982 • 22 citations

[Ultrastructure and ultrastructural cytochemistry of the germinal vesicle and the perinuclear cytoplasm of the ripe oocyte of Xenopus laevis].

1968 • 22 citations

Spatial distribution of abundant proteins in oocytes and fertilized eggs of the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

1980 • 21 citations

Protein kinase activities during maturation in xenopus laevis oocytes

1974 • 20 citations

Protein synthesis and messenger RNA levels along the animal–vegetal axis during early Xenopus development

1986 • 19 citations

Involvement of a calcium‐phospholipid‐dependent protein kinase in the maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1988 • 19 citations

In vitro inhibition of tubulin assembly by a ribonucleoprotein complex associated with the free ribosome fraction isolated from Xenopus laevis oocytes: effect at the level of microtubule-associated proteins

1984 • 19 citations

Analysis of proteins in the peripheral and central regions of amphibian oocytes and eggs

1988 • 19 citations

Changes in membrane potential, membrane resistance, and intracellular H+, K+, Na+, and Cl− activities during the progesterone-induced maturation of urodele amphibian oocytes

1987 • 18 citations

Role of calcium in the localization of maternal poly(A)+RNA and tubulin mRNA in Xenopus oocytes

1988 • 17 citations

Dynamics of the Nuclear Lamina during Mitosis and Meiosis

1987 • 17 citations

Nuclear requirement for post‐maturational cortical differentiation of amphibian oocytes: Effects of cycloheximide

1979 • 17 citations

Interaction between rat brain microtubule associated proteins (MAPs) and free ribosomes from Xenopus oocyte: a possible mechanism for the in ovo distribution of MAPs

1984 • 16 citations

Ultrastructure comparée du cytoplasme périphérique des oocytes mûrs et des œufs vierges de Xenopus laevis (Bactracien anoure)

1966 • 15 citations

In vitro formation of the “S” layer, a unique component of the fertilization envelope in Xenopus laevis eggs

1988 • 14 citations

Movement and dissolution of the nucleus (germinal vesicle) during Rana oocyte meiosis: Effect of demecolcine (Colcemid) and centrifugation

1986 • 13 citations

Inhibition of [3H]vitellogenin uptake by isolated amphibian oocytes injected with cytoplasm from progesterone-treated mature oocytes

1977 • 13 citations

Carbon dioxide reversibly inhibits meiosis of Xenopus laevis oocyte and the appearance of the maturation promoting factor

1982 • 13 citations

ATP‐γ‐S (adenosine 5′‐0(3‐thiotriphosphate)) blocks progesterone‐induced maturation of the Xenopus oocyte

1984 • 13 citations

Patterns of Transcriptional Activity of Nucleolar Genes During Progesterone-Induced Maturation of Oocytes of Xenopus laevis

1981 • 13 citations

A Freeze‐Sectioning Method for Preparation of the Detergent‐Resistant Cytoskeleton Identifies Stage‐Specific Cytoskeleal Proteins and Associated mRNA in Xenopus Oocytes and Embryos

1989 • 12 citations

Roles of cyclic amp and calcium in maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1979 • 12 citations

The spatial pattern of RNA in fully grown oocytes of an amphibian, Xenopus laevis

1982 • 11 citations

In vitro Induction of Germinal Vesicle Breakdown in Xenopus laevis Oocytes by Melittin

1982 • 11 citations

A method for analysis of the detergent-resistant cytoskeleton of cells within organs

1987 • 11 citations

Origin and cytochemistry of the animal dimple granules in Discoglossus pictus (Anura) eggs

1980 • 11 citations

Progesterone-induced in vitro maturation in oocytes of Notophthalmus viridescens (Amphibia Urodela) and some observations on cytological aspects of maturation

1975 • 10 citations

Mobilization of maternal mRNA in amphibian eggs with special reference to the possible role of membraneous supramolecular structures

1983 • 10 citations

A Freeze‐Fracture Study of the Cortex of Xenopus laevis Eggs

1986 • 10 citations

Localisation de l'acide ribonucléique et des protéines dans l'ovaire de Grenouille normal et centrifugé

1947 • 10 citations

The role of the maturation-promoting factor in controlling protein synthesis in Xenopus oocytes

1982 • 9 citations

Steroid-Cell Surface Interactions in the Induction of Meiotic Maturation in Amphibian Oocytes

1977 • 9 citations

Relationships between plasma membrane depolarization, nuclear membrane breakdown, and the appearance of cytoplasmic factors during the first meiotic division in Rana pipiens oocytes

1982 • 7 citations

Quantal Division and a Postmitotic State in Myoblast Differentiation

1979 • 7 citations

Exocytosis of glycogen during maturation of amphibian oocytes

1985 • 6 citations

Xenopus oocyte cAMP‐dependent protein kinases before and during progesterone‐induced maturation

1979 • 6 citations

[Electron microscopic study of the development of cortex contractility in the frog oocyte].

1982 • 4 citations

Molecular cytology Vol. 2, Cell interactions

1986 • 3 citations

Adenosine 3′: 5′ Monophosphate Receptor Sites in Xenopus laevis Oocytes

1981 • 1 citations