Germline determination: don't mind the P granules.

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TitleGermline determination: don't mind the P granules.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsMarcello, MR, Singson, A
JournalCurr Biol
Volume21
Issue4
PaginationR155-7
Date Published2011 Feb 22
ISSN1879-0445
KeywordsAnimals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Germ Cells
Abstract

A recently identified novel role for PPTR-1, the regulatory subunit of phosphatase 2A, in P granule segregation challenges the belief that P granules are responsible for determining the germline in Caenorhabditis elegans.
DOI10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.029
Alternate JournalCurr. Biol.
PubMed ID21334295
PubMed Central IDPMC3273860
Grant ListR01 HD054681 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
R01 HD054681-10 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States