The molecular motor dynein is involved in targeting swallow and bicoid RNA to the anterior pole of Drosophila oocytes

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 185-190

  Schnorrer, F ^a   Bohmann, K ^a   Nusslein Volhard, C ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN EXU; PROTEIN STAU; PROTEIN SWA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; GENE LOCATION; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL POLARITY; DROSOPHILA; DYNEIN ATPASE; EGG PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MUTAGENESIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033787039     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35008601     Document Type: Article

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