The RNA-binding proteins PUF-5, PUF-6, and PUF-7 reveal multiple systems for maternal mRNA regulation during C. elegans oogenesis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 635-649

  Lublin, Alex L ^a   Evans, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 UTR; Notch; Oogenesis; PUF protein; RNA binding protein; Translational control

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLD 1; PROTEIN GLP 1; PROTEIN POS 1; PROTEIN PUF 5; PROTEIN PUF 6; PROTEIN PUF 7; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; GLP 1 GENE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; METAZOA;

EID: 33847671335     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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