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Fields of interest:

• Gametogenesis and early development

Recent publications:

N. Motosugi, J.E. Dietrich, Z. Polanski, D. Solter, T. Hiiragi:
Space asymmetry directs preferential sperm entry in the absence of polarity in the mouse oocyte,
PLOS Biol., Vol. 4, (2006), e135.

S. Hoffmann, C. Tsurumi, J.Z. Kubiak, Z. Polanski:
Gerrminal vesicle material drives meiotic cell cycle of mouse oocyte through the 3’UTR-dependent control of cyclin B1 synthesis,
Dev. Biol., Vol. 292, (2006), pp. 46-54.

M. Sikora, A. Hupalowska, Z. Polanski, J.Z. Kubiak, M.A. Ciemerych:
Transitional metaphase arrest prolongs the first mitotic M-phase of the mouse embryo,
Biol. Reprod., Vol. 74, (2006), pp. 734-743.

Z. Polanski, S. Hoffmann, C. Tsurumi:
Oocyte nucleus controls progression through meiotic maturation,
Dev. Biol., Vol. 281, (2005), pp. 184-195.

N. Motosugi, T. Bauer, Z. Polanski, D. Solter, T. Hiiragi:
Mechanism underlying specification of first polarity in the mouse preimplantation embryo,
Genes Dev., Vol. 19, (2005), pp. 1081-1092.

C. Tsurumi, S. Hoffmann, R. Graeser, S. Geley, Z. Polanski:
The spindle assembly checkpoint is not essential for CSF arrest of mouse oocytes,
J. Cell. Biol., Vol. 167, (2004), pp. 1037-50.

Z. Polanski:
Oocyte.
In: M. Kurpisz (Ed.): Molecular Basis of Reproduction in Mammals,
Termedia Wydawnictwa Medyczne, Poznan, 2002, pp. 127-144 (in Polish).

E. Ledan, Z. Polanski, M.E. Terret, B. Maro:
Meiotic maturation of the mouse oocyte requires an equilibrium between cyclin B synthesis and degradation,
Dev. Biol., Vol. 232, (2001), pp. 400-413.

Z. Polanski:
Sex-dependent frequency and type of autosomal univalency at the first meiotic metaphase in mouse germ cells,
J. Reprod. Fertil., Vol. 119, (2000), pp. 165-171.

G. Pahlavan, Z. Polanski, P. Kalab, R. Golsteyn, E. Nigg, B. Maro:
Characterization of polo-like kinase 1 during meiotic maturation of the mouse oocyte,
Dev. Biol., Vol. 220, (2000), pp. 392-400.