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pole plasm

Known as: polar plasm 
Differentiated cytoplasm associated with a pole (animal, vegetal, anterior, or posterior) of an oocyte, egg or early embryo. [GOC:kmv, PMID:17113380]
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
misshapen encodes a protein kinase involved in cell shape control in Drosophila.
1994
1994
Mitochondrially encoded 16S large ribosomal RNA is concentrated in the posterior polar plasm of early Drosophila embryos but is not required for pole cell formation.
In a molecular screen for polar-localized RNAs in Drosophila, we identified the mitochondrially encoded 16S large ribosomal RNA… 
1992
1992
Early Development in the Lancelet (= Amphioxus) Branchiostoma floridae from Sperm Entry through Pronuclear Fusion: Presence of Vegetal Pole Plasm and Lack of Conspicuous Ooplasmic Segregation.
Lancelet eggs are described from serial fine sections before fertilization and at frequent intervals thereafter until the male… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Laser ablation studies of the role of the Drosophila oocyte nucleus in pattern formation.
Somatic and germline cells interact during oogenesis to establish the pattern axes of the Drosophila eggshell and embryo. The… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Restoration of pole-cell-forming ability to u.v.-irradiated Drosophila embryos by injection of mitochondrial lrRNA.
Screening a cDNA library generated from poly(A) +RNA of Drosophila cleavage embryos, we selected a cDNA clone (pDE20.6). The cDNA… 
1984
1984
Genetic effects of injection of Rous sarcoma virus DNA into polar plasm of early Drosophila melanogaster embryos
Retroviral proviruses and the transposable elements of eukaryotic genomes are structurally similar1–3. The biological… 
1982
1982
Ooplasmic segregation in theTubifex egg: Mode of pole plasm accumulation and possible involvement of microfilaments
  • Takashi Shimizu
  • Wilhelm Roux's archives of developmental biology
  • 1982
  • Corpus ID: 12838565
SummaryOoplasmic segregation, i.e. the accumulation of pole plasm in theTubifex egg, consists of two steps: (1) Cytoplasm devoid… 
1973
1973
Transplantation of nuclei into the polar plasm of Drosophila eggs.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Nuclear Transplantation in Drosophila melanogaster
IT has been known for some time that factors in the cytoplasm of many eggs can influence the development of the cells, part of… 
1965
1965
EPSILON GRANULES IN DROSOPHILA POLE CELLS AND OOECYTES.
In many insect eggs, including those of the Diptera, deeply staining granules, rich in RNA, occur in the posterior polar plasm… 
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