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KMID : 0894520170210040449
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Development & Reproduction
2017 Volume.21 No. 4 p.449 ~ p.456
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Protein Interaction Mapping of Translational Regulators Affecting Expression of the Critical Stem Cell Factor Nos
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Malik Sumira
Jang Wi-Jeong
Kim Chang-Soo
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Abstract
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The germline stem cells of the Drosophila ovary continuously produce eggs throughout the life- span. Intricate regulation of stemness and differentiation is critical to this continuous production. The translational regulator Nos is an intrin-sic factor that is required for maintenance of stemness in germline stem cells. Nos expression is reduced in differentiating cells at the post-transcriptional level by diverse translational regulators. However, molecular mechanisms underlying Nos re-pression are not completely understood. Through three distinct protein-protein interaction experiments, we identified specific molecular interactions between translational regulators involved in Nos repression. Our findings suggest a model in which protein complexes assemble on the 3’ untranslated region of Nos mRNA in order to regulate Nos expression at the post-transcriptional level.
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KEYWORD
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Nos, Ovary, Oogenesis, Stem cells, Drosophila
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