Post-transcriptional processes have a central role in the regulation of eukaryotic gene
expression. Although it has been known for a long time that these processes are functionally …

'The development of a multicellular organism from a single egg cell requires both the
determination of many cell types and the organization of these cells into an elaborate pattern …

"... but our knowledge is so weak that no philosopher will ever be able to completely explore
the nature of even a fly..."* Thomas Aquinas" In Symbolum Apostolorum" 079 RSV p/96 This …

“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 …

The oskar gene directs germ plasm assembly and controls the number of germ cell
precursors formed at the posterior pole of the Drosophila embryo. Mislocalization of oskar …

To understand the origins and function of the human germ cell lineage and to identify germ
cell-specific markers we have isolated a human ortholog of the Drosophila gene vasa. The …

Summary oskar is one of seven Drosophila maternal-effect genes that are necessary for
germline and abdomen formation. We have cloned oskar and show that oskar RNA is …

Restricted expression of a mouse Vasa homolog gene (Mvh) expression is first detected in
primordial germ cells (PGCs) after colonization of the genital ridges. Subsequently, Mvh is …

The evolutionarily conserved Argonaute/PIWI (AGO/PIWI, also known as PAZ-PIWI domain
or PPD) family of proteins is crucial for the biogenesis and function of small noncoding RNAs …

Identification and manipulation of the germ line are important to the study of model
organisms. Although zebrafish has recently emerged as a model for vertebrate …