Selected Publications

• Baumann C, Zhang X, Viveiros MM and De La Fuente R (2023) Pericentric major satellite transcription is essential for meiotic chromosome stability and spindle pole organization. Open Biology 13(11):230133
• Yang L, Baumann C, De La Fuente R and Viveiros MM (2022). Bisphenol exposure disrupts cytoskeletal organization and development of pre-implantation embryos. Cells 11(20), 3233; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11203233
• Wang X, Baumann C, De La Fuente R and Viveiros MM (2021). Loss of acentriolar MTOCs Disrupts spindle pole Aurora A and assembly of the liquid-like meiotic spindle domain (LISD) in oocytes. Journal of Cell Science 134 (14): jcs 256297
• Baumann C, Ma W, Wang X, Kandasamy MK, Viveiros MM and De La Fuente R (2020) Helicase LSH/Hells regulates kinetochore function, histone H3/Thr3 phosphorylation and centromere transcription during oocyte meiosis. Nature Communications Sep 8;11(1):4486.
• Yang L, Baumann C, De La Fuente R and Viveiros MM (2020). Mechanisms underlying disruption of meiotic spindle stability by bisphenol compounds. Reproduction 159 (4): 383-396
• Wang X, Baumann C, De La Fuente R and Viveiros MM (2020). CEP215 and Aurora Kinase A regulate meiotic spindle pole focusing and aMTOC organization. Reproduction 159 (3): 262-274
• Viveiros MM and De La Fuente (2019). Epigenetic Control of Oocyte Development. Human Reproductive and Prenatal Genetics. Chapter 8: p173-192
• De La Fuente R§ and Viveiros MM (2018). Regulation of Mammalian Oocyte Maturation. The Ovary. Chapter 11: p165-180
• Baumann C, Wang X, Yang L, and Viveiros MM (2017) Error-prone meiotic division and subfertility in mice with oocyte conditional knockdown of pericentrin. Journal of Cell Science, 130(7):1251-1262.
• De La Fuente R, Baumann C and Viveiros MM (2016) Epigenetic Modifications during Mammalian Oogenesis: Emerging roles of Chromatin Structure during Oocyte Growth and Meiotic Maturation. Epigenetics in Human Reproduction and Development. Chapter 2: p35-58
• Baumann C and Viveiros MM (2015) Meiotic spindle assessment in mouse oocytes by siRNA-mediated silencing. Invited Article. Journal of Visualized Experiments 104 (Oct. 11) doi:10.3791/53586
• Ma W, Baumann C, and Viveiros MM (2015) Lack of Protein Kinase C-Delta (PKCδ) disrupts fertilization and embryonic development. Molecular Reproduction and Development 82 (10): 797-808
• De La Fuente R, Baumann C, and Viveiros MM (2015) ATRX contributes to epigenetic asymmetry and silencing of major satellite transcripts in the maternal genome of the mouse embryo. Development 142 (10); 1806-1817
• Ma W, and Viveiros MM (2014) Depletion of pericentrin in mouse oocytes disrupts microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) function and meiotic spindle organization. Molecular Reproduction and Development 81 (11): 1019-1029
•  Baumann C, Viveiros MM and De La Fuente R (2013) Epigenetic Modifications during Oocyte Growth and Meiotic Progression. Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals. Chapter 7: p111-144
• De La Fuente R, Baumann C, and Viveiros MM (2012) Chromatin Structure and ATRX Function in Mouse Oocytes. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation 55: 45-68
• De La Fuente R, Baumann C, and Viveiros MM (2011) Role of ATRX in chromatin structure and function: implications for chromosome instability and human disease. Reproduction 142 (2): 221-234
• Ma W, Baumann C, and Viveiros MM. (2010) NEDD1 is crucial for meiotic spindle stability and accurate chromosome segregation in mammalian oocytes. Developmental Biology 339: 439-450.
• De La Fuente R, Baumann C, Yang F and Viveiros MM (2010). Chromatin Remodeling in Mammalian Oocytes. Oogenesis The Universal Process. Chapter 18: p447-478.
• Baumann C, Viveiros MM and De La Fuente R (2010) Loss of maternal ATRX function results in centromere instability and a high incidence of aneuploidy in the mammalian oocyte and pre-implantation embryo. PLoS Genetic 6(9) e1001137