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ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology2016

Germ Plasm Biogenesis--An Oskar-Centric Perspective.

Ruth Lehmann

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Review in Current topics in developmental biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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79citing 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

79 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. LOTUS-domain proteins activate Vasa to drive germ granule assembly.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  9. Abundant piRNA production mediated by theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  12. Mammalian oocytes receive maternal-effect RNAs from granulosa cells.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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19 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Ruth LehmannHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Department of Cell Biology, Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA. Electronic address: ruth.lehmann@med.nyu.edu.

Funding

Germ Cell Migration in Drosophila.R01HD041900 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LEHMANN, RUTH · 2001 to 2012
$3.5M
Germ Cell Migration in Drosophila.R37HD041900 · NICHD · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI LEHMANN, RUTH · 2013 to 2021
$2.6M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNICHD NIH HHS R01/R37HD41900NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD041900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germ granules are the hallmark of all germ cells. These membrane-less, electron-dense structures were first observed over 100 years ago. Today, their role in regulating and processing transcripts critical for the establishment, maintenance, and protection of germ cells is well established, and pathways outlining the biochemical mechanisms and physical properties associated with their biogenesis are emerging.

Indexed as

AnimalsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsOocytesOogenesisDrosophila Proteinsosk protein, DrosophilaDrosophilaGerm cellsGerm granulesGerm plasmNanosNuageOskarPhase transitionRNA granulesRNA localizationRNA translationTudorVasa

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PMID26970648
PMCPMC4959550

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