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The spd-2 gene is required for polarization of the anteroposterior axis and formation of the sperm asters in the Caenorhabditis elegans zygote.
Developmental biology - 1 Jun 2000
O'Connell K F, Maxwell K N, White J G
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In the Caenorhabditis elegans zygote, polarization of the anteroposterior (AP) axis occurs during a brief period of reorganization that follows fertilization and results in the establishment of discrete cytoplasmic and cortical domains. In the cytoplasm, germ-line or P granules are circulated by an actomyosin-driven fountain flow of cytoplasm and localize to the posterior, while in the cortex, two proteins...
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