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The protein encoded by the germ plasm RNA Germes associates with dynein light chains and functions in Xenopus germline development.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity - 1 Jul 2007
Berekelya Lyubov A, Mikryukov Alexander A, Luchinskaya Natalia N, Ponomarev Maxim B, Woodland Hugh R, Belyavsky Alexander V
Abstract excerpt
Germ plasm plays a prominent role in germline formation in a large number of animal taxons. We previously identified a novel maternal RNA named Germes associated with Xenopus germ plasm. In the present work, we addressed possible involvement of Germes protein in germ plasm function. Expression in oocytes followed by confocal microscopy revealed that the EGFP fused to Germes, in contrast to the free EGFP,...
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