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The Drosophila kinesin-like protein KLP3A is required for proper behavior of male and female pronuclei at fertilization.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1997
Williams B C, Dernburg A F, Puro J, Nokkala S, Goldberg M L
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Drosophila melanogaster females homozygous for mutations in the gene encoding the kinesin-like protein KLP3A are sterile (Williams et al., 1995). We have investigated the basis of this sterility. The eggs produced by KLP3A mutant mothers are fertilized by sperm, and female meiosis appears to occur normally. However, the large majority of these embryos arrest their development soon thereafter with a characteristic...
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