Localization of Xenopus Vg1 mRNA by Vera protein and the endoplasmic reticulum
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Localization of Xenopus Vg1 mRNA by Vera protein and the endoplasmic reticulum
Abstract
In many organisms, pattern formation in the embryo develops from the polarized distributions of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in the egg. In Xenopus, the mRNA encoding Vg1, a growth factor involved in mesoderm induction, is localized to the vegetal cortex of oocytes. A protein named Vera was shown to be involved in Vg1 mRNA localization. Vera cofractionates with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes, and endogenous Vg1 mRNA is associated with a subcompartment of the ER. Vera may promote mRNA localization in Xenopus oocytes by mediating an interaction between the Vg1 3' untranslated region and the ER subcompartment.
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A new face for the endoplasmic reticulum: RNA localization.Science. 1997 May 16;276(5315):1092-3. doi: 10.1126/science.276.5315.1092. Science. 1997. PMID: 9173541 No abstract available.
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