Astyanax mexicanus Balbiani body
※ Balbiani body introduction The Balbiani body is a structure conserved from insects to humans that appears as a large granule, similar to a mRNP granule composed of mRNA and proteins (1). It has amyloid-like properties and can connect cortical actin (1). In addition, Wilsch-Bräuninger et al. suggest that the sponge bodies, a subcellular structure in nurse cells and oocytes, are homologous to the mitochondrial cloud in Xenopus oocytes (2). Reference
1. Escobar-Aguirre, M., Zhang, H., Jamieson-Lucy, A., & Mullins, M. C. (2017) Microtubule-actin crosslinking factor 1 (Macf1) domain function in Balbiani body dissociation and nuclear positioning. PLoS Genet, 13(9), e1006983. PMID:28880872
2. Wilsch-Bräuninger, M.,Wilsch-Bräuninger, M., Nüsslein-Volhard C. (1997) A sponge-like structure involved in the association and transport of maternal products during Drosophila oogenesis. J Cell Biol, 139(3), 817-29. PMID:9348297
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※ Balbiani body introduction The Balbiani body is a structure conserved from insects to humans that appears as a large granule, similar to a mRNP granule composed of mRNA and proteins (1). It has amyloid-like properties and can connect cortical actin (1). In addition, Wilsch-Bräuninger et al. suggest that the sponge bodies, a subcellular structure in nurse cells and oocytes, are homologous to the mitochondrial cloud in Xenopus oocytes (2). Reference
1. Escobar-Aguirre, M., Zhang, H., Jamieson-Lucy, A., & Mullins, M. C. (2017) Microtubule-actin crosslinking factor 1 (Macf1) domain function in Balbiani body dissociation and nuclear positioning. PLoS Genet, 13(9), e1006983. PMID:28880872
2. Wilsch-Bräuninger, M.,Wilsch-Bräuninger, M., Nüsslein-Volhard C. (1997) A sponge-like structure involved in the association and transport of maternal products during Drosophila oogenesis. J Cell Biol, 139(3), 817-29. PMID:9348297
There are 8 genes. Reviewed (0)
or Unreviewed (8)