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Drosophila Y14 shuttles to the posterior of the oocyte and is required for oskar mRNA transport.
Current biology : CB - 30 Oct 2001
Hachet O, Ephrussi A
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BACKGROUND: mRNA localization is a powerful and widely employed mechanism for generating cell asymmetry. In Drosophila, localization of mRNAs in the oocyte determines the axes of the future embryo. oskar mRNA localization at the posterior pole is essential and sufficient for the specification of the germline and the abdomen. Its posterior transport along the microtubules is mediated by Kinesin I and several...
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