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| Gurken localisation signal |
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| Type: |
Cis-reg; |
| 2° structure: |
Bateman A |
| Seed alignment: |
Published; PMID:15992540 |
| Avg length: |
69.0 nucleotides |
| Avg identity: |
100% |
|
The Gurken localisation signal is an RNA regulatory element conserved across many species of the fruitfly Drosophila. The element consists of a RNA stem loop within the coding region that forms a signal for dynein-mediated RNA transport to a cap near the oocyte nucleus [1].
[edit] References
- ^ Van De Bor V, Hartswood E, Jones C, Finnegan D, Davis I (2005). "gurken and the I factor retrotransposon RNAs share common localization signals and machinery". Dev. Cell 9 (1): 51–62. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2005.04.012. PMID 15992540.
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