Drosophila geneticists have uncovered roles for microRNAs in the coordination of cell
proliferation and cell death during development, and in stress resistance and fat metabolism …

'The development of a multicellular organism from a single egg cell requires both the
determination of many cell types and the organization of these cells into an elaborate pattern …

Summary h-4 is essential for the normal temporal control of diverse postembryonic
developmental events in C. elegans./in-4 acts by negatively regulating the level of LIN-14 …

During C. elegans development, the temporal pattern of many cell lineages is specified by
graded activity of the heterochronic gene Lin-14. Here we demonstrate that a temporal …

Natural genes and proteins often contain tandemly repeated sequence motifs that
dramatically increase physiological specificity and activity. Given the selective value of such …

The oskar gene directs germ plasm assembly and controls the number of germ cell
precursors formed at the posterior pole of the Drosophila embryo. Mislocalization of oskar …

In eukaryotic cells, mRNAs are exquisitely controlled, often through regulatory elements in
their 3′ untranslated regions (3′ UTRs). Proteins that bind to those sites are key players in …

This book will give an overview of insect ovaries, showing the diversities and the common
traits in egg growth processes. The idea to write this book developed while looking at the …

We have characterized the structure and function of RNA sequences that direct beta-
cytoplasmic actin mRNA to the cell periphery were mapped to two segments of 3' …

Gap genes are involved in segment determination during the early development of the fruit
fly Drosophila melanogaster as well as in other insects. This review attempts to synthesize …