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SUBMITTER: Zimyanin VL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2585615 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimyanin Vitaly L VL Belaya Katsiaryna K Pecreaux Jacques J Gilchrist Michael J MJ Clark Alejandra A Davis Ilan I St Johnston Daniel D
Cell 20080901 5
oskar mRNA localization to the posterior of the Drosophila oocyte defines where the abdomen and germ cells form in the embryo. Although this localization requires microtubules and the plus end-directed motor, kinesin, its mechanism is controversial and has been proposed to involve active transport to the posterior, diffusion and trapping, or exclusion from the anterior and lateral cortex. By following oskar mRNA particles in living oocytes, we show that the mRNA is actively transported along mic ...[more]