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The Caenorhabditis elegans par-5 gene encodes a 14-3-3 protein required for cellular asymmetry in the early embryo.
Developmental biology - 1 Jan 2002
Morton Diane G, Shakes Diane C, Nugent Staci, Dichoso Daryl, Wang Wenfu, Golden Andy, Kemphues Kenneth J
Abstract excerpt
The establishment of anterior-posterior polarity in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo requires the activity of the maternally expressed par genes. We report the identification and analysis of a new par gene, par-5. We show that par-5 is required for asynchrony and asymmetry in the first embryonic cell divisions, normal pseudocleavage, normal cleavage spindle orientation at the two-cell stage, and localization of...
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