The identities of different cells and tissues in multicellular organisms are determined by
tightly controlled transcriptional programs that enable accurate gene expression. The …

▪ Abstract Regulation of translation initiation is a central control point in animal cells. We
review our current understanding of the mechanisms of regulation, drawing particularly on …

The translational activation of several maternal mRNAs during Xenopus oocyte maturation is
stimulated bycytoplasmic poly (A) elongation, which requires the uri: dine-rich cytoplasmic …

Evolutionary genomic studies find that reproductive protein genes, those directly involved in
reproductive processes, diversify more rapidly than most other gene categories. Strong …

Proper differentiation of sperm from germline stem cells, essential for production of the next
generation, requires dramatic changes in gene expression that drive remodeling of almost …

Pattern formation in Drosophila depends initially on the translational activation of maternal
messenger RNAs (mRNAs) whose protein products determine cell fate. Three mRNAs that …

This review focuses on the striking differences in the patterns of transcription and translation
in somatic and spermatogenic cells in mammals. In early haploid cells, mRNA translation …

The possible association between gonadal protein divergence and postzygotic reproductive
isolation was investigated among species of the Drosophila melanogaster and D. virilis …

We demonstrate that a bacteriophage protein and a spliceosomal protein can be converted
into eukaryotic translational repressor proteins. mRNAs with binding sites for the …

We identified and characterized the don juan gene (dj) of Drosophila melanogaster. The don
juan gene codes for a sperm specific protein component with an unusual repetitive six …