Anterior-posterior axis specification in Drosophila oocytes: Identification of novel bicoid and oskar mRNA localisation factors
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Anterior-posterior axis specification in Drosophila oocytes: identification of novel bicoid and oskar mRNA localization factors.
The Drosophila melanogaster anterior-posterior axis is established during oogenesis by the localization of bicoid and oskar mRNAs to the anterior and posterior poles of the oocyte. Although genetic screens have identified some trans-acting factors required for the localization of these transcripts, other factors may have been missed because they also function at other stages of oogenesis. To ci...
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