Essential elements for translation: The germline factor vasa functions broadly in somatic cells

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 142, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1960-1970

  Yajima, Mamiko ^a   Wessel, Gary M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle regulator; Multipotent cells; Sea urchin; Translation; Vasa; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

KARYOPHERIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN VASA; RNA HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM LINE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL STAGE; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SOMATIC CELL; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; LARVA; METABOLISM; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; RNA TRANSPORT; SPINDLE APPARATUS;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA; METAZOA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; KARYOPHERINS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSPORT; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPINDLE APPARATUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84929877462     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.118448     Document Type: Article

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