In vivo mapping of the functional regions of the DEAD-box helicase Vasa

Biology Open

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 450-462

  Dehghani, Mehrnoush ^a   Lasko, Paul ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Embryonic patterning; Germ cells; PiRNA biogenesis; Pole plasm; Rna helicase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEAD BOX HELICASE VASA; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FEMALE; GENE; GERM CELL; GRK GENE; HATCHING; IN VIVO STUDY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; POLAR BODY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 84981155224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.201410579     Document Type: Article

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