Germ-plasm formation and germ-cell determination in Drosophila

被引:29
作者
Lehmann, Ruth [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] MIT, Whitehead Inst, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] Howard Hughes Med Inst, Cambridge, MA USA
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10.1016/S0959-437X(05)80169-8
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Germ cells in Drosophila form in a specialized cytoplasm that is critical for germ-cell development. Several genes involved in this process have been identified. By studying the temporal and functional sequence of interactions between their products, these genes can be ordered into a pathway for germ-plasm formation.
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