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ReviewResults and problems in cell differentiation

RNA Localization in the Vertebrate Oocyte: Establishment of Oocyte Polarity and Localized mRNA Assemblages.

Denise Oh, Douglas W Houston

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Review in Results and problems in cell differentiation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Denise OhDepartment of Biology, The University of Iowa, 257 BB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Douglas W HoustonDepartment of Biology, The University of Iowa, 257 BB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. douglas-houston@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Localized mRNAs in vertebrate axis formationR01GM083999 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HOUSTON, DOUGLAS W · 2008 to 2016
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA localization is a fundamental mechanism for controlling cell structure and function. Early development in fish and amphibians requires the localization of specific mRNAs to establish the initial differences in cell fates prior to the onset of zygotic genome activation. RNA localization in these oocytes (e.g., Xenopus and zebrafish) requires that animal-vegetal polarity be established early in oogenesis, mediated by formation of the Balbiani body/mitochondrial cloud. This structure serves as a platform for assembly and transport of germline determinants to the future vegetal pole and also sets up the machinery for the localization of non-germline transcripts later in oogenesis. Understanding these polarization and localization mechanisms is critical for understanding the basis for early embryonic development in these organisms and also for understanding the role of RNA compartmentalization in animal gametogenesis. Here we outline recent advances in elucidating the molecular basis for the establishment of oocyte polarity at the level of Balbiani body assembly as well as the formation of RNP assemblies for early and late pathway mRNA localization in the oocyte.

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Cell PolarityRNA TransportAnimalsFemaleOocytesOogenesisRNA, MessengerRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID28779319
PMCPMC6538070
OpenAlexW2743137907

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