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ReviewRNA biology2014

mRNA localization in the Drosophila germline.

Timothy T Weil

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Review in RNA biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. smFISH: Quantifying and Mapping RNA at the Single-Molecule Level.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  6. Transcriptome-scale methods for uncovering subcellular RNA localization mechanisms.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular cell research · 2022
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  10. mRNA Localization in Plant Cells.Plant physiology · 2020
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  11. Organizing the oocyte: RNA localization meets phase separation.Current topics in developmental biology · 2020
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  12. Frontiers in genetics · 2019
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  13. The cytoplasmic dynein transport machinery and its many cargoes.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Timothy T Weila Department of Zoology ; University of Cambridge ; Cambridge , UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Localization and the associated translational control of mRNA is a well established mechanism for segregating cellular protein expression. Drosophila has been instrumental in deciphering the prevailing mechanisms of mRNA localization and regulation. This review will discuss the diverse roles of mRNA localization in the Drosophila germline, the cis-elements and cellular components regulating localization and the superimposition of translational regulatory mechanisms. Despite a history of discovery, there are still many fundamental questions regarding mRNA localization that remain unanswered. Take home messages, outstanding questions and future approaches that will likely lead to resolving these unknowns in the future are summarized at the end.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedDrosophila melanogasterGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsOocytesRibonucleoproteinsRNA, Messengermessenger ribonucleoproteinRibonucleoproteinsRNA, Messengeractive transportDrosophila germlinemRNA localizationribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex

Identifiers

PMID25482896
PMCPMC4615827

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