smaug protein represses translation of unlocalized nanos mRNA in the Drosophila embryo

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2600-2609

  Smibert, Ciaig A ^a   Wilson, Joan E ^a   Kerr, Karen ^a   Macdonald, Paul M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila embryo; nanos; smaug protein; translational regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0029958353     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.20.2600     Document Type: Article

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