PRP-17 and the pre-mRNA splicing pathway are preferentially required for the proliferation versus meiotic development decision and germline sex determination in Caenorhabditis elegans

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 239, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1555-1572

  Kerins, Jessica Amrozowicz ^a   Hanazawa, Momoyo ^a   Dorsett, Maia ^a   Schedl, Tim ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germline development; Germline sex determination; GLP 1 notch signaling; Meiotic entry; Pre mRNA splicing; Proliferation; PRP 17

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN PRP 17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GERM LINE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SEX DETERMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; MEIOSIS; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 77951536653     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22274     Document Type: Article

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