Drosophila gene families: Posterior group

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Maternally transcribed genes

Posterior Group Genes and the Formation of Germ Plasm

Posterior group of maternal effect genes

Pole plasm anchor

oskar

Genes regulating Oskar mRNA localization

armitage (mutations disrupt Oskar posterior localization and silencing)

Genes acting downstream of Oskar

Protein that represses Oskar translation

armitage (mutations disrupt Oskar posterior localization and silencing)
Bruno (preferred name: arrest)
cup

Localized to pole plasm

Cyclin B
fat facets
G-protein ialpha
messenger RNA
mitochondrial ribosomes
Oskar protein and RNA
Polar granule component (an untranslatable RNA)
polar granules
polysomes
Staufen protein
Tudor protein
Vasa protein

Maternally transcribed genes

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