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Context-dependent function of a conserved translational regulatory module.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Apr 2012
Liu Qinwen, Stumpf Craig, Thomas Cristel, Wickens Marvin, Haag Eric S
Abstract excerpt
The modification of transcriptional regulation is a well-documented evolutionary mechanism in both plants and animals, but post-transcriptional controls have received less attention. The derived hermaphrodite of C. elegans has regulated spermatogenesis in an otherwise female body. The PUF family RNA-binding proteins FBF-1 and FBF-2 limit XX spermatogenesis by repressing the male-promoting proteins FEM-3 and...
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