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Localization of Xenopus Vg1 mRNA by Vera protein and the endoplasmic reticulum.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 16 May 1997
Deshler J O, Highett M I, Schnapp B J
Abstract excerpt
In many organisms, pattern formation in the embryo develops from the polarized distributions of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in the egg. In Xenopus, the mRNA encoding Vg1, a growth factor involved in mesoderm induction, is localized to the vegetal cortex of oocytes. A protein named Vera was shown to be...
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