Germ cells: Finding programs of mass repression

被引：30

作者：

Blackwell, TK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Joslin Diabet Ctr, Sect Dev & Stem Cell Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2004年 / 14卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.052

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Transcription is globally silenced in the germline of animals. Recent studies have shown that, in Caenorhabditis elegans, this silencing is initially mediated through direct repression, but in Drosophila, the factors involved include pgc, a non-coding cytoplasmic RNA. Why are these mechanisms so diverse and complex?

引用

页码：R229 / R230

页数：2

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