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Elvan Böke

Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsORCID 0000-0002-0760-7353Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 4 Developmental Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:zebrafish· 2

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Divyanshi Divyanshi· 2 shared Gabriele ZaffagniniiD· 2 shared Jing YangiD· 2 shared Alexis CanetteiD· 1 shared Ali HaidariD· 1 shared Arturo D’AngeloiD· 1 shared Benoit F. WattellieriD· 1 shared Christelle Da SilvaiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 3/yr

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A novel RNP compartment boosts translation in growing mouse oocytes to avoid cytoplasm dilution

Noemi Zollo, Gabriele Zaffagnini, Ali Haidar, Alexis Canette, Gaëlle Letort, Christelle Da Silva, Elsa Labrune, Nicolas Tessandier, Julien Dumont, Corinne Blugeon, Benoit F. Wattellier, Elvan Böke, Christopher Thomas, Maria Almonacid, Marie‐Hélène Verlhac

The paper identifies a novel RNP compartment in mouse oocytes that enhances translation to counteract cytoplasmic dilution during growth.

Science Advances · Aug 28, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

3D Mapping of Intact Ovaries Reveals the Aging Dynamics of the Ovarian Reserve

Arturo D’Angelo, Daniel Franco-Barranco, Marco Musy, James A. Sharpe, Ignacio Arganda‐Carreras, Elvan Böke

This study maps over 85,000 oocytes in mouse ovaries across their reproductive lifespan, revealing spatial patterns and a bimodal size distribution, along with a mathematical model of oocyte activation and loss.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

The proteostatic landscape of healthy human oocytes

Gabriele Zaffagnini, Miquel Solé, Juan Manuel Duran, Nikolaos P. Polyzos, Elvan Böke

This study analyzes proteostasis in human oocytes, finding reduced degradative activity and mitochondrial membrane potential during maturation, suggesting preserved cellular components.

The EMBO Journal · Jul 16, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Centrosome-assisted assembly of the Balbiani body

Divyanshi Divyanshi, Meining Li, Elvan Böke, Jing Yang

This study shows that centrosome components like Sas6, Cenexin, and DZIP1 promote Xvelo assembly into a Bb-like structure in somatic cells.

bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Phase transition of maternal RNAs during vertebrate oocyte-to-embryo transition

Hyojeong Hwang, Sijie Chen, Meng Ma, Divyanshi Divyanshi, Hao-Chun Fan, Elizabeth Borwick, Elvan Böke, Wenyan Mei, Jing Yang

The paper identifies maternal RNA phase transitions during Xenopus oocyte-to-embryo transition, showing distinct soluble and insoluble states and their conservation in zebrafish.

bioRxiv · May 11, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology