Maternal mRNA localization of zebrafish DAZ-like gene

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 223-226

  Maegawa, Shingo ^a   Yasuda, Kunio ^a   Inoue, Kunio ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic stream; DAZ; Germ cell formation; Maternal effect gene; mRNA localization; RNA binding protein; RNA recognition motif; Vegetal pole; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ZDAZL; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL MIGRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; GENE LIBRARY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0032933046     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00242-1     Document Type: Article

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