RNA granules are mesoscale assemblies that form in the absence of limiting membranes.
RNA granules contain factors for RNA biogenesis and turnover and are often assumed to …

Germ cells play a unique role in gamete production, heredity and evolution. Therefore, to
understand the mechanisms that specify germ cells is a central challenge in developmental …

Biomolecular condensates organize biochemical processes at the subcellular level and can
provide spatiotemporal regulation within a cell. Among these, ribonucleoprotein (RNP) …

The assumption that RNA can be readily classified into either protein-coding or non-protein–
coding categories has pervaded biology for close to 50 years. Until recently, discrimination …

“Germ granules” are cytoplasmic, nonmembrane-bound organelles unique to germline.
Germ granules share components with the P bodies and stress granules of somatic cells, but …

Activation of the zygotic genome is a prerequisite for the transition from maternal to zygotic
control of development. The onset of zygotic transcription has been well studied in somatic …

OBESITY is a disorder of energy balance, indicating a chronic disequilibrium between
energy intake and expenditure1. Recently, the mouse ob gene2, and subsequently its …

Asymmetric localization of oskar ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules to the oocyte posterior is
crucial for abdominal patterning and germline formation in the Drosophila embryo. We show …

This book will give an overview of insect ovaries, showing the diversities and the common
traits in egg growth processes. The idea to write this book developed while looking at the …

Analysis of single molecules in living cells has provided quantitative insights into the kinetics
of fundamental biological processes; however, the dynamics of messenger RNA (mRNA) …