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SUBMITTER: Cuykendall TN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3065113 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cuykendall Tawny N TN Houston Douglas W DW
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 20100601 6
RNA localization is a common mechanism for regulating cell structure and function. Localized RNAs in Xenopus oocytes are critical for early development, including germline specification by the germ plasm. Despite the importance of these localized RNAs, only approximately 25 have been identified and fewer are functionally characterized. Using microarrays, we identified a large set of localized RNAs from the vegetal cortex. Overall, our results indicate a minimum of 275 localized RNAs in oocytes, ...[more]