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A selective screen reveals discrete functional domains in Drosophila Nanos.
Genetics - 1 Dec 1999
Arrizabalaga G, Lehmann R
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila protein Nanos encodes an evolutionarily conserved protein with two zinc finger motifs. In the embryo, Nanos protein function is required for establishment of the anterior-posterior body pattern and for the migration of primordial germ cells. During oogenesis, Nanos protein is involved in the establishment and maintenance of germ-line stem cells and the differentiation of oocyte precursor cells. To...
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