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8952066

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
The localization of mRNAs to discrete cytoplasmic sites is important for the function of many, and perhaps all, cells. Many mRNAs are thought to be localized in a directed fashion along microtubule tracts. This appears to be the case for several mRNAs that are synthesized in Drosophila nurse cells and then transported into, and localized within, the oocyte. In this report, we compare the transport/localization kinetics and dynamics of three such mRNAs, K10, bicoid, and oskar. We generated flies carrying heat shock-K10, -bicoid, or -oskar fusion genes, which allowed us to carry out the molecular genetics equivalent of a pulse chase experiment. Our analyses indicate that K10, bicoid, and oskar mRNA transport and localization are a continuous process involving multiple movements of the same mRNA molecules. The transport and early localization dynamics of the three mRNAs are indistinguishable from each other and, in order, include accumulation in the apical regions of nurse cells, transport to the posterior pole of the oocyte, and movement to the oocyte's anterior cortex at stage 8. We also show that the rate of transport is the same in each case, approximately 1.1 microns/min. Only after stage 8 are RNA-specific movements seen. The similarities in the transport/ early localization kinetics and dynamics of K10, bicoid, and oskar mRNAs suggest that such events are mediated by a common set of factors. We also observe that all three mRNAs localize to the apical regions of somatic follicle cells when expressed in such cells, suggesting that the transport/early localization factors are widespread and involved in the localization of mRNAs in many tissues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drosophila Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Homeodomain Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insect Hormones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trans-Activators, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/bicoid protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/fs(1)K10 protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/oskar protein, Drosophila
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-253X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-48
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative analysis of the kinetics and dynamics of K10, bicoid, and oskar mRNA localization in the Drosophila oocyte.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't