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Ectopic expression of a Chlamydomonas mt+-specific homeodomain protein in mt- gametes initiates zygote development without gamete fusion.
Genes & development - 15 Oct 2001
Zhao H, Lu M, Singh R, Snell W J
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The molecular mechanisms that activate expression of zygote genes after fertilization are obscure. In animals, receptor-ligand interactions during sperm-egg membrane fusion as well as delivery of putative regulatory molecules by the sperm into the egg cytoplasm are proposed to activate zygote development and subsequent transcription of zygote genes. The mechanisms of activation of zygote development in higher...
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