ReviewTraffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)2019
Germ granules in Drosophila.
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78 citing papers in PubMed.
- TurboID proximity labeling reveals protein interaction networks for germline Argonautes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Conserved RNA helicase Vasa regulates ribonucleoprotein condensate dynamics and mRNA localization.iScience · 2026Article
- Differential mRNA localization of karyopherin-β2 homologs inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The dynamic evolution of panarthropod germ cell specification mechanisms.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Decoding Argonaute specificity: insights fromRNA (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Review
- LOTUS-domain proteins activate Vasa to drive germ granule assembly.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Conserved RNA helicase Vasa regulates ribonucleoprotein condensates through protein interaction and mRNA recruitment.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Germ granule-mediated mRNA storage and translational control.RNA biology · 2025Review
- Germ granule localization of nematode Argonaute WAGO-4 ensures fidelity in small RNA loading.The EMBO journal · 2025Article
- Leveraging CRISPR-Cas13d in an inducible knockdown system to interrogatebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- eIF4E assembly intobioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Controlling intermolecular base pairing in Drosophila germ granules by mRNA folding and its implications in fly development.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Post-transcriptional regulation ofiScience · 2025Article
- Abundant piRNA production mediated by theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- miR-932 Suppresses the Expression of Germline-SpecificDevelopment & reproduction · 2025Article
- Dynamic protein assembly and architecture of the large solitary membraneless organelle during germline development in the wasp Nasonia vitripennis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Caenorhabditis elegans germ granules accumulate hundreds of low translation mRNAs with no systematic preference for germ cell fate regulators.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- MIWI N-terminal arginines orchestrate generation of functional pachytene piRNAs and spermiogenesis.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Me31B: a key repressor in germline regulation and beyond.Bioscience reports · 2024Review
- Cellular remodeling and JAK inhibition promote zygotic gene expression in the Ciona germline.EMBO reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Germ granules are hallmarks of all germ cells. Early ultrastructural studies in Drosophila first described these membraneless granules in the oocyte and early embryo as filled with amorphous to fibrillar material mixed with RNA. Genetic studies identified key protein components and specific mRNAs that regulate germ cell-specific functions. More recently these ultrastructural studies have been complemented by biophysical analysis describing germ granules as phase-transitioned condensates. In this review, we provide an overview that connects the composition of germ granules with their function in controlling germ cell specification, formation and migration, and illuminate these mysterious condensates as the gatekeepers of the next generation.
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