Piwi regulates Vasa accumulation during embryogenesis in the sea urchin

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 451-458

  Yajima, Mamiko ^a   Gustafson, Eric A ^a   Song, Jia L ^a,b   Wessel, Gary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ line; Piwi; Sea urchin; Vasa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; RNA, MESSENGER; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 84894265034     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24096     Document Type: Article

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