The University of Queensland

Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging

Alvarez, Yanina D. and White, Melanie D. (2024). Early human embryo development revealed by static imaging. Textbook of assisted reproductive techniques. (pp. 330-340) edited by David K. Gardner, Ariel Weissman, Colin M. Howles and Zeev Shoham. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003268598-31

Cell fate decisions during preimplantation mammalian development

Bissiere, Stephanie, Gasnier, Maxime, Alvarez, Yanina D. and Plachta, Nicolas (2018). Cell fate decisions during preimplantation mammalian development. Cell fate in mammalian development. (pp. 37-58) edited by Berenika Plusa and Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis. Cambridge, MA United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2017.11.001

A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo

Alvarez, Yanina D., van der Spuy, Marise, Wang, Jian Xiong, Noordstra, Ivar, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Carroll, Murron, Yap, Alpha S., Serralbo, Olivier and White, Melanie D. (2024). A Lifeact-EGFP quail for studying actin dynamics in vivo. Journal of Cell Biology, 223 (9). doi: 10.1083/jcb.202404066

Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm

Wu, Zhixuan, Shen, Sophie, Mizikovsky, Dalia, Cao, Yuanzhao, Naval-Sanchez, Marina, Tan, Siew Zhuan, Alvarez, Yanina D., Sun, Yuliangzi, Chen, Xiaoli, Zhao, Qiongyi, Kim, Daniel, Yang, Pengyi, Hill, Timothy A., Jones, Alun, Fairlie, David P., Pébay, Alice, Hewitt, Alex W., Tam, Patrick P.L., White, Melanie D., Nefzger, Christian M. and Palpant, Nathan J. (2024). Wnt dose escalation during the exit from pluripotency identifies tranilast as a regulator of cardiac mesoderm. Developmental Cell, 59 (6), 705-722.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.01.019

The nuclear lamina couples mechanical forces to cell fate in the preimplantation embryo via actin organization

Skory, Robin M., Moverley, Adam A., Ardestani, Goli, Alvarez, Yanina, Domingo-Muelas, Ana, Pomp, Oz, Hernandez, Blake, Tetlak, Piotr, Bissiere, Stephanie, Stern, Claudio D., Sakkas, Denny and Plachta, Nicolas (2023). The nuclear lamina couples mechanical forces to cell fate in the preimplantation embryo via actin organization. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 3101, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38770-5

Emerging Role of Mechanical Forces in Cell Fate Acquisition

Alvarez, Yanina and Smutny, Michael (2022). Emerging Role of Mechanical Forces in Cell Fate Acquisition. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.864522

Keratins are asymmetrically inherited fate determinants in the mammalian embryo

Lim, Hui Yi Grace, Alvarez, Yanina D., Gasnier, Maxime, Wang, Yiming, Tetlak, Piotr, Bissiere, Stephanie, Wang, Hongmei, Biro, Maté and Plachta, Nicolas (2020). Keratins are asymmetrically inherited fate determinants in the mammalian embryo. Nature, 585 (7825), 404-409. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2647-4

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy reveals the dynamics of kinesins interacting with organelles during microtubule-dependent transport in cells

De Rossi, María Cecilia, González Bardeci, Nicolás, Álvarez, Yanina, Mocskos, Esteban, Romero, Juan José, Bruno, Luciana, Wetzler, Diana Elena and Levi, Valeria (2020). Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy reveals the dynamics of kinesins interacting with organelles during microtubule-dependent transport in cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1867 (1) 118572, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.118572

Kat6b Modulates Oct4 and Nanog Binding to Chromatin in Embryonic Stem Cells and Is Required for Efficient Neural Differentiation

Cosentino, María Soledad, Oses, Camila, Vázquez Echegaray, Camila, Solari, Claudia, Waisman, Ariel, Álvarez, Yanina, Petrone, María Victoria, Francia, Marcos, Schultz, Marcelo, Sevlever, Gustavo, Miriuka, Santiago, Levi, Valeria and Guberman, Alejandra (2019). Kat6b Modulates Oct4 and Nanog Binding to Chromatin in Embryonic Stem Cells and Is Required for Efficient Neural Differentiation. Journal of Molecular Biology, 431 (6), 1148-1159. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.02.012

Imaging transcription factors dynamics with advanced fluorescence microscopy methods

Verneri, Paula, Jose Romero, Juan, Cecilia De Rossi, Maria, Alvarez, Yanina, Oses, Camila, Guberman, Alejandra and Levi, Valeria (2018). Imaging transcription factors dynamics with advanced fluorescence microscopy methods. Mechanisms of Development, 154, 60-63. doi: 10.1016/j.mod.2018.05.003

Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation

Zenker, Jennifer, White, Melanie D., Gasnier, Maxime, Alvarez, Yanina D., Lim, Hui Yi Grace, Bissiere, Stephanie, Biro, Maté and Plachta, Nicolas (2018). Expanding actin rings zipper the mouse embryo for blastocyst formation. Cell, 173 (3), 776-791.e17. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.035

Quantifying transcription factor-DNA binding in single cells in vivo with photoactivatable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Zhao, Ziqing Winston, White, Melanie D., Alvarez, Yanina D., Zenker, Jennifer, Bissiere, Stephanie and Plachta, Nicolas (2017). Quantifying transcription factor-DNA binding in single cells in vivo with photoactivatable fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Nature Protocols, 12 (7), 1458-1471. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2017.051

Sustained Exocytosis after Action Potential-Like Stimulation at Low Frequencies in Mouse Chromaffin Cells Depends on a Dynamin-Dependent Fast Endocytotic Process

Moya-Díaz, José, Álvarez, Yanina D., Montenegro, Mauricio, Bayonés, Lucas, Belingheri, Ana V., González-Jamett, Arlek M., Cárdenas, Ana M. and Marengo, Fernando D. (2016). Sustained Exocytosis after Action Potential-Like Stimulation at Low Frequencies in Mouse Chromaffin Cells Depends on a Dynamin-Dependent Fast Endocytotic Process. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 10 ARTN 184, 1-19. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00184

Long-lived binding of Sox2 to DNA predicts cell fate in the four-cell mouse embryo

White, Melanie D., Angiolini, Juan F., Alvarez, Yanina D., Kaur, Gurpreet, Zhao, Ziqing W., Mocskos, Esteban, Bruno, Luciana, Bissiere, Stephanie, Levi, Valeria and Plachta, Nicolas (2016). Long-lived binding of Sox2 to DNA predicts cell fate in the four-cell mouse embryo. Cell, 165 (1), 75-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.032

Influence of Gold Nanoparticles on the Kinetics of alpha-Synuclein Aggregation

Alvarez, Yanina D., Fauerbach, Jonathan A., Pellegrotti, Jesica V., Jovin, Thomas M., Jares-Erijman, Elizabeth A. and Stefani, Fernando D. (2013). Influence of Gold Nanoparticles on the Kinetics of alpha-Synuclein Aggregation. Nano Letters, 13 (12), 6156-6163. doi: 10.1021/nl403490e

The Immediately Releasable Pool of Mouse Chromaffin Cell Vesicles Is Coupled to P/Q-Type Calcium Channels via the Synaptic Protein Interaction Site

Álvarez, Yanina D., Belingheri, Ana Verónica, Perez Bay, Andrés E., Javis, Scott E., Tedford, H. William, Zamponi, Gerald and Marengo, Fernando D. (2013). The Immediately Releasable Pool of Mouse Chromaffin Cell Vesicles Is Coupled to P/Q-Type Calcium Channels via the Synaptic Protein Interaction Site. PLoS ONE, 8 (1) ARTN e54846, e54846. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054846

The immediately releasable vesicle pool: highly coupled secretion in chromaffin and other neuroendocrine cells

Alvarez, Yanina D. and Marengo, Fernando D. (2011). The immediately releasable vesicle pool: highly coupled secretion in chromaffin and other neuroendocrine cells. Journal of Neurochemistry, 116 (2), 155-163. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07108.x