542
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT),
267, 268
Evolution
egg size correlation, 158
holoblastic cleavage, 157–159
meroblastic cleavage, 157–159
teleosts, 158
Exon junction complex (EJC), 191
F
Fate map, 324–326
amphibian (see Amphibian fate map)
avian, 326–327
mammalian, 327
teleost (see Teleost fate map)
F-box family of proteins, 511
Fertilization, 19–30, 32, 489, 491–495, 497,
498, 500, 501, 503, 506–510,
512–516, 519, 520
activation, 2
Ca2+ oscillations
Andrias japonicus, 30
IP 3 receptor, 27
protein kinase C (PKC), 28, 29
STIM1, 28
thapsigargin, 27
cytosolic Ca2+ levels, 14–16
electrophysiological changes, 13, 14
fish egg activation, 12
gamete fusion, 2
latent period, 14
medaka egg, 17
meiosis, 30–32
mRNAs degradation, 506–507
oocyte polarity, 180, 181
ovulation, 12
sexual reproduction, 1
signaling cascade, 16, 18, 19
sperms (see Sperm, Ca2+ signal)
spermatophore, 12
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF), 55, 56, 241,
420
in amniotes, 345–346
in frogs and fish, 344–345
Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)
signaling pathway, 62–63
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
(FGFR1), 66
First mitotic cell division, 101–102
Fizzy (FZY), 89
Fizzy related (FZR), 89
Fully grown mouse oocytes, 505, 512
G
Gastrulation, 265, 394, 404, 405, 495, 497,
508, 517
amniote, 268, 269
amphibian, 265–267
reptiles, 269
teleost, 267
Geminin, 105
Genetic labeling technique, 421
Germ cell development
axolotl embryos, 418
genes, 387–388, 421–423
mouse and pig, 422
Germ cell specification
induction, 384
inherited, 384
Germ layer theory
embryogenesis, 312
homologous organs, 313
homologous tissues, 312
layers, 312
vertebrate and invertebrate embryos, 312
Germ line
cell autonomous specification, 405–407
mRNAs, 400–402, 407
TRITC labeled cells, 406
Germ plasm, 384
Germ plasm hypothesis, 417
Germ plasm mRNAs, 393
Germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), 389
GNF SymAtlas, 511
Granulo-fibrillar material (GFM), 397
Gray crescent, 211, 213, 214
Greatwall (Gwl), 93–95
Gwl knockout (KO) mice, 93
H
Hensen’s node, 316
Hertwig’s rule, 124
Histone code, 517
Histone modifications, 517–518
Histone variants, 519–520
Holoblastic cleavage, 119
Homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT)
ligases, 89
Hydrogel, 196
I
Inductive mechanism, 384
Inheritance mechanism, 384
Inner cell mass (ICM), 101
Index