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Production of Xenopus tropicalis Egg Extracts to Identify Microtubule-associated RNAs
Published on: June 27, 2013
Axes formation and RNA localization
Svetlana Minakhina1, Ruth Steward
1Waksman Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, NJ Cancer Center, Rutgers University, 190 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, USA.
Abstract:
Axes formation in flies and frogs largely depends on RNA localization pathways functioning in the oocytes. It is thought that motors moving along the cytoskeleton enable the selective transport of RNAs to different destinations during oocyte development. Many of the steps in RNA localization are conserved, despite the existence of a variety of mechanisms, including the formation of nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexes, and active transport along microtubules.
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