Dr Allen Feng
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences
Allen is part of the Bowles group which studies developmental reproductive biology.
Journal Articles
Burnet, Guillaume, Feng, Chun‐Wei Allen, Cheung, Ka Man Fiona, Bowles, Josephine and Spiller, Cassy M. (2023). Generation and characterization of a
Ddx4‐iCre
transgenic line for deletion in the germline beginning at genital ridge colonization. genesis, 61 (1-2) e23511, e23511. doi: 10.1002/dvg.23511
Ho, Uda Y., Feng, Chun-Wei Allen, Yeap, Yvonne Y., Bain, Amanda L., Wei, Zhe, Shohayeb, Belal, Reichelt, Melissa E., Homer, Hayden, Khanna, Kum Kum, Bowles, Josephine and Ng, Dominic C. H. (2021). WDR62 is required for centriole duplication in spermatogenesis and manchette removal in spermiogenesis. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 645, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02171-5
Feng, Chun-Wei, Burnet, Guillaume, Spiller, Cassy M., Cheung, Fiona Ka Man, Chawengsaksophak, Kallayanee, Koopman, Peter and Bowles, Josephine (2021). Identification of regulatory elements required for Stra8 expression, in fetal ovarian germ cells of the mouse. Development, 148 (5) dev194977, 1-13. doi: 10.1242/dev.194977
Bowles, Josephine, Feng, Chun-Wei, Ineson, Jessica, Miles, Kim, Spiller, Cassy M., Harley, Vincent R., Sinclair, Andrew H. and Koopman, Peter (2018). Retinoic acid antagonizes testis development in mice. Cell Reports, 24 (5), 1330-1341. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.111
Feng, Chun-Wei Allen, Spiller, Cassy, Merriner, Donna J., O'Bryan, Moira K., Bowles, Josephine and Koopman, Peter (2017). SOX30 is required for male fertility in mice. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 17619, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17854-5
Bowles, Josephine, Feng, Chun-Wei, Miles, Kim, Ineson, Jessica, Spiller, Cassy and Koopman, Peter (2016). ALDH1A1 provides a source of meiosis-inducing retinoic acid in mouse fetal ovaries. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 10845, 10845.1-10845.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10845
Feng, Chun-Wei, Bowles, Josephine and Koopman, Peter (2013). Control of mammalian germ cell entry into meiosis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 382 (1), 488-497. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.09.026
Dietzgen, R. G., Tan, E. R., Yong, A. H. S. and Feng, C. -W. A. (2012). Partial polymerase gene sequence, phylogeny and RT-PCR diagnostic assay for Datura yellow vein nucleorhabdovirus. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 8 (1), 21-25. doi: 10.1007/s13314-012-0087-1
Spiller, Cassy M., Feng, Chun-Wei, Jackson, Andrew, Gillis, Ad J. M., Rolland, Antoine D., Looijenga, Leendert H. J., Koopman, Peter and Bowles, Josephine (2012). Endogenous nodal signaling regulates germ cell potency during mammalian testis development. Development, 139 (22), 4123-4132. doi: 10.1242/dev.083006
Kashimada, Kenichi, Svingen, Terje, Feng, Chun-Wei, Pelosi, Emanuele, Bagheri-Fam, Stefan, Harley, Vincent R., Schlessinger, David, Bowles, Josephine and Koopman, Peter (2011). Antagonistic regulation of Cyp26b1 by transcription factors SOX9/SF1 and FOXL2 during gonadal development in mice. The FASEB Journal, 25 (10), 3561-3569. doi: 10.1096/fj.11-184333
Combes, A. N., Bowles, J., Feng, C. -W., Chiu, H. S., Khoo, P. L., Jackson, A., Little, M. H., Tam, P. P. L. and Koopman, P. (2011). Expression and functional analysis of Dkk1 during early gonadal development. Sexual Development, 5 (3), 124-130. doi: 10.1159/000327709
Bowles, Josephine, Feng, Chun-Wei, Spiller, Cassy, Davidson, Tara-Lynne, Jackson, Andrew and Koopman, Peter (2010). FGF9 suppresses meiosis and promotes male germ cell fate in mice. Developmental Cell, 19 (3), 440-449. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.08.010
Abramyan, John, Feng, Chun-Wei and Koopman, Peter (2009). Cloning and expression of candidate sexual development genes in the cane toad (Bufo marinus). Developmental Dynamics, 238 (9), 2430-2441. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22055
Bowles, Josephine, Feng, Chun-Wei, Knight, Deon, Smith, Craig A., Roeszler, Kelly N., Bagheri-Fam, Stefan, Harley, Vincent R., Sinclair, Andrew H. and Koopman, Peter (2009). Male-specific expression of Aldh1a1 in mouse and chicken fetal testes: Implications for retinoid balance in gonad development. Developmental Dynamics, 238 (8), 2073-2080. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22024
Conference Paper
Bowles, Josephine, Feng, Chun-Wei, Davidson, Tara and Koopman, Peter (2009). Sex fate determination in the germ line. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Pittsburgh PA, 8-22 July 2009. United States: Society for the Study of Reproduction.