Abstract：
:Nanos family members have been shown to act as translational repressors in the Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans germline, but direct evidence is missing for a similar function in vertebrates. Using a tethered function assay, we show that Xenopus Nanos1 is a translational repressor and that association with the RNA is required for this repression. We identified a 14 amino acid region within the N-terminal domain of Nanos1 that is conserved in organisms as diverse as sponge and Human. The region is found in all vertebrates but notably lacking in Drosophila and C. elegans. Deletion and substitution analysis revealed that this conserved region was required for Nanos1 repressive activity. Consistent with this observation, deletion of this region was sufficient to prevent abnormal development that results from ectopic expression of Nanos1 in oocytes. Although Nanos1 can repress capped and polyadenylated RNAs, Nanos1 mediated repression did not require the targeted RNA to have a cap or to be polyadenylated. These results suggest that Nanos1 is capable of repressing translation by several different mechanisms. We found that Nanos1, like Drosophila Nanos, associates with cyclin B1 RNA in vivo indicating that some Nanos targets may be evolutionarily conserved. Nanos1 protein was detected and thus available to repress mRNAs while PGCs were in the endoderm, but was not observed in PGCs after this stage.
journal_name
Mech Devjournal_title
Mechanisms of developmentauthors
Lai F,Zhou Y,Luo X,Fox J,King MLdoi
10.1016/j.mod.2010.12.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-01-01 00:00:00pages
153-63issue
1-2eissn
0925-4773issn
1872-6356pii
S0925-4773(10)00088-2journal_volume
128pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Vertebrates display striking left-right asymmetries in the placement of internal organs, which are concealed by a seemingly bilaterally symmetric body plan. The establishment of asymmetries about the left-right axis occurs early during embryo development and requires the concerted and sequential action of several epig...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2004.05.005
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During early vertebrate development, a series of neuromeres divides the central nervous system from the forebrain to the spinal cord. Here we examine in more detail the expression of Wnt-3, a member of the Wnt gene family of secreted proteins, in the developing diencephalon, in comparison to the expression of the home...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(92)90042-i
更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(95)00422-x
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Commissureless (Comm) is a novel transmembrane molecule necessary both for commissural axons to cross the midline of the Drosophila central nervous system and normal synaptogenesis. Comm is able to reduce cell surface levels of Roundabout (Robo), a receptor for the midline repellent Slit, on commissural axons and unkn...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(03)00179-5
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mammalian and Drosophila homologues of Baf57 have been previously isolated as being a subunit of SWI/SNF-like chromatin remodeling complexes. Here, we report the cloning and developmental expression of Xenopus Baf57. We isolated XBaf57 by using an expression cloning approach to identify novel modulators of Xenopus Sma...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00129-6
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We performed a systematic screen for mutations affecting the trajectory of axons visualized by immunohistochemical staining of Medaka embryos with anti-acetylated tubulin antibody. Among the mutations identified, yanagi (yan) and kazura (kaz) mutations caused specific defects in projection of the posterior lateral lin...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2004.03.032
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Endoreduplication cycles that lead to an increase of DNA ploidy and cell size occur in distinct spatial and temporal patterns during Drosophila development. Only little is known about the regulation of these modified cell cycles. We have investigated fore- and hindgut development and we present evidence that the Droso...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00512-8
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:HNF1 (Hepatic Nuclear Factor 1) and vHNF1 are transcriptional regulators containing a highly divergent homeodomain. The first was initially found in liver nuclear extracts and is crucial for the transcription of albumin and many other hepatocyte specific genes, while the second was found in dedifferentiated hepatoma c...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(91)90071-d
更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00211-3
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(97)00192-5
更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Members of the T-box (tbx) gene family encode developmentally regulated transcription factors, several of which are implicated in human hereditary diseases. We have cloned the paralogous genes tbx15 and tbx18 in zebrafish and have characterised their expression in detail. tbx15 is expressed in paraxial head mesenchyme...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00040-0
更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2006.06.007
更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Extramacrochaetae (emc) gene encodes a transcription factor with an HLH domain without the basic region involved in interaction with DNA present in other proteins that have this domain. EMC forms heterodimers with bHLH proteins preventing their binding to DNA, acting as a negative regulator. The function of emc is...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00198-1
更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In situ hybridization analysis of Xenopus laevis embryos reveals that mRNA encoding the platelet-derived growth factor alpha receptor (PDGFR alpha) is expressed in cephalic neural crest masses prior to migration from the future neural tube and during their migration into the visceral arches. The analysis of fluorescen...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(94)90057-4
更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:SPOCK is a modular proteoglycan, with homology with proteins involved in cell adhesion processes and neurogenesis. We have previously shown that SPOCK transcripts predominate in the adult mouse brain. Here, we report its expression during mouse embryonic development by in situ hybridization, and immunocytochemistry. S...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00255-5
更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the developing eye of Drosophila the protein kinase D-Raf controls the specification of the R7 photoreceptor cells. We show that overexpression of wild-type D-Raf inhibits the formation of R7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Conversely, overexpression of mutant D-Raf proteins in which the conserved S388 is replace...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(97)00052-x
更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In Drosophila, the homeotic gene Distal-less (Dll) has a fundamental role in the establishment of the identity of ventral appendages such as the leg and antenna. This study reports the expression pattern of Dll in the genital disc, the requirement of Dll activity for the development of the terminalia and the activatio...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00122-7
更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the mammary gland Bcl-x is the most abundant cell survival factor from the Bcl-2 family. Since Bcl-x null mice die around day 12 of embryogenesis, the relevance of this protein in organ development and function is poorly understood. In erythroid cells bcl-x gene expression is controlled by cytokines and the transcr...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00549-4
更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Syndecans are a family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans implicated in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. To investigate the roles of syndecans in early development, we identified three syndecan family members in Xenopus laevis: Xsyn-1, Xsyn-2, and Xsyn-3. Xsyn-1 and Xsyn-2 are maternal mRNAs localized to the anim...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(96)00584-9
更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2016.09.003
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:dkk-1 has recently been identified as a secreted protein in Xenopus laevis which is sufficient and necessary to cause head induction by antagonizing Wnt signalling (Glinka et al., 1998, Nature 391, 357-362). Consistent with such a role dkk-1 is expressed in the Spemann organizer of the early frog gastrula. Later, expr...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00194-x
更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mammalian Krüppel-like transcription factors include 12 zinc finger proteins (KLF1-12) that are involved in regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation during morphogenesis and development (Trends Biochem. Sci., 24 (1999) 236). Structural considerations have segregated KLF6 and KLF7 into a separate sub-group,...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00419-1
更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Active repression of gene expression mediated by unliganded nuclear receptors plays crucial roles in early development of vertebrates. N-CoR (nuclear receptor co-repressor) is the first identified co-repressor that can repress retinoic acid (RA) inducible gene transcription in the absence of RA. Previously, N-CoR was ...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2009.09.001
更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00540-2
更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Five chick homeodomain proteins (CHOXs), CHOX-1.7, -1.1, -1.4, -4.2 and -2.6, had different transcription-regulating activities in a chick cultured cell line, LMH. In particular, CHOX-1.7 highly activated transcription when NP6 was used as the target site whereas CHOX-1.4 did not. This was mainly due to differences in...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(92)90012-9
更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The normal embryogenesis of marine animals is typically confined to a species-specific range of temperatures. Within that temperature range development results in a consistent, or canalized, phenotype, whereas above and below the range abnormal phenotypes are produced. This study reveals a high temperature threshold, ...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2019.04.002
更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ppp6c, which encodes the catalytic subunit of phosphoprotein phosphatase 6 (PP6), is conserved among eukaryotes from yeast to humans. In mammalian cells, PP6 targets IκBε for degradation, activates DNA-dependent protein kinase to trigger DNA repair, and is reportedly required for normal mitosis. Recently, Ppp6c mutati...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2016.02.001
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Fused (Fu) serine-threonine kinase and the Suppressor of fused (Su(fu)) product are part of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway both in embryos and in imaginal discs. In wing imaginal discs, the Hh signal induces Cubitus interruptus (Ci) accumulation and activates patched (ptc) and decapentaplegic (dpp) expression...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00130-0
更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:NK-2 class homeobox genes are candidate patterning and lineage regulators in diverse organisms. We report here the embryonic expression pattern of murine member, Nkx2-6. In keeping with its vertebrate relatives, Nkx2-6 was transcribed in ventrolateral embryonic structures. Expression was first detected at E8.0 in endo...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00037-9
更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report the cloning and expression of a novel murine forkhead/winged helix family member--Foxn4--that is expressed during neural development in the retina, the ventral hindbrain and spinal cord and dorsal midbrain. Retinal Foxn4 expression is associated with the zone of proliferating progenitor cells. In the mouse m...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00465-8
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
