ArticleCell reports2023
Proteins rather than mRNAs regulate nucleation and persistence of Oskar germ granules in Drosophila.
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- Conserved RNA helicase Vasa regulates ribonucleoprotein condensate dynamics and mRNA localization.iScience · 2026Article
- Synergy of RNA Concentration, RNA Binding Proteins, and RNA Palindrome Drives clustering ofbioRxiv : 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
- Controlling intermolecular base pairing in Drosophila germ granules by mRNA folding and its implications in fly development.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The LOTUS domain of Oskar promotes localisation of both protein and mRNA components ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Novel structure and composition of the unusually large germline determinant of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis.Molecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
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- Dynamic protein assembly and architecture of the large solitary membraneless organelle during germline development in the wasp Nasonia vitripennis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Novel structure and composition of the unusually large germline determinant of the wasp Nasonia vitripennis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- How germ granules promote germ cell fate.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2024Review
- Caenorhabditis elegans germ granules accumulate hundreds of low translation mRNAs with no systematic preference for germ cell fate regulators.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
RNA granules are membraneless condensates that provide functional compartmentalization within cells. The mechanisms by which RNA granules form are under intense investigation. Here, we characterize the role of mRNAs and proteins in the formation of germ granules in Drosophila. Super-resolution microscopy reveals that the number, size, and distribution of germ granules is precisely controlled. Surprisingly, germ granule mRNAs are not required for the nucleation or the persistence of germ granules but instead control their size and composition. Using an RNAi screen, we determine that RNA regulators, helicases, and mitochondrial proteins regulate germ granule number and size, while the proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear pore complex, and cytoskeleton control their distribution. Therefore, the protein-driven formation of Drosophila germ granules is mechanistically distinct from the RNA-dependent condensation observed for other RNA granules such as stress granules and P-bodies.
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