Dr. Hertzler is a professor of Biology at Central Michigan University
Education
- B.S., Goshen College, 1985
- Ph.D., University of California - Davis, 1993
- Postdoc., Duke University, 1993-1998
Teaching Areas
- Cell Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Microscopy
- History of Biology
Research Fields
- Developmental Biology
- Aquaculture
Current Research Projects
My lab is interested in understanding how marine shrimp develop from the egg through the larval stages. We work with several shrimp species including the Ridgeback prawn
Sicyonia ingentis, the Pacific white shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei, and the Japanese tiger prawn
Marsupenaeus japonicus, obtained from southern California, Hawaii and Australia. We use a combination of molecular biology, microscopy and embryo manipulation to study the development of the germ line and muscle. One current focus of our lab is to identify the primordial germ line in embryos and larvae, and study the role of a large, RNA-positive granule in germ line specification. We have cloned several genes involved in germ line specification (e.g.,
vasa, nanos, pumilio) and are investigating their expression pattern and function in marine shrimp. Our research is funded by CSIRO, Australia.
Publications
- Wei, J., Glaves, R.S.E.*, Sellars, M.J., Xiang, J., and
Hertzler, P.L. (2016) Expression of the prospective mesoderm genes twist, snail, and mef2 in penaeid shrimp.
Development, Genes & Evolution. 226:317-324.
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Hertzler, P.L. (2015). "Crustacea": Decapoda (Dendrobranchiata). In: A. Wanninger (ed)
Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates, Vo. 4: Ecdysozoa II: "Crustacea." Springer, Vienna.
- Sellars, M.J., Trewin, C., McWilliam, S.M., Glaves*, R.S.E.,
Hertzler, P.L. (2015). Transcriptome profiles of
Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) japonicus animal and vegetal half-embryos: identification of sex determination, germ line, mesoderm, and other developmental genes.
Marine Biotechnology 17:252-265.
- Grattan, R.M.*, McCulloch, R.M., Sellars, M.J., and
Hertzler, P.L. (2013). Ultrastructure of putative germ granules in penaeid
Marsupenaeus japonicus.
Arthropod Structure & Development 42:153-164.
- Sellars, M.J., Arce, S.M., and
Hertzler, P.L. (2012). Triploidy induction in the Pacific White Shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei using 6-demethylaminopurine chemical and cold temperature shock induction agents: an assessment of induction parameters, embryo viability and early larval survival. (In press,
Marine Biotechnology).
- Pawlak, J.B.*, Wood, A., Sellars, M.J., and
Hertzler, P.L. (2010). Cleavage and gastrulation in the Kuruma shrimp
Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) japonicus (Bate): a revised cell lineage and identification of a presumptive germ cell marker.
Development, Growth & Differentiation 52: 677-692.
- Walton, K.D., Warner, J.,
Hertzler, P.L. and McClay, D.R. (2009). Hedgehog signaling patterns mesoderm in the sea urchin.
Developmental Biology 331: 26-37.
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Hertzler, P.L. and Freas, W.R.* (2009). Pleonal muscle development in the shrimp
Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata).
Arthropod Structure & Development 38: 235-246.
- Wang, S.W.,
Hertzler, P.L. and Clark, W.H., Jr. (2008). Mesendoderm cells induce oriented cell division and invagination in the marine shrimp
Sicyonia ingentis.
Developmental Biology 320: 175-184.
- Kiernan, D.* and
Hertzler, P.L. (2006). Muscle development in dendrobranchiate shrimp, with comparison with Artemia.
Evolution & Development 8(6): 537-549.
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Hertzler, P.L. (2005). Cleavage and gastrulation in the shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata).
Arthopod Structure & Development 34: 455-469.
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Hertzler, P.L. (2005). Timing of meiotic maturation and first mitosis in the Pacific white shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei.
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 36: 570-576.
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Hertzler, P.L. (2002). Development of the mesendoderm in the dendrobranchiate shrimp
Sicyonia ingentis.
Arthropod Structure & Development 31: 33-49.
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Hertzler, P.L. (2002). Twin meiosis 2 spindles form after suppression of polar body 1 formation in oocytes of the marine shrimp
Sicyonia ingentis.
Biological Bulletin 202: 100-103.
*Graduate student; #Undergraduate