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Nanos Gradient

Nanos Gradient is a morphogen gradient—a concentration-based signaling pattern of the Nanos protein—that establishes anterior-posterior polarity in the early embryo by differentially regulating gene expression across developmental axes.

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Essential role of the posterior morphogen nanos for germline development in Drosophila

Satoru Kobayashi, Masashi Yamada, Miho Asaoka et al. · Nature · 1996 · 305 citations

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Genetics of <i>nanos</i> localization in <i>Drosophila</i>

Charlotte Wang, Laura K. Dickinson, Ruth Lehmann · Developmental Dynamics · 1994 · 242 citations

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Oskar allows <i>nanos</i> mRNA translation in <i>Drosophila</i> embryos by preventing its deadenylation by Smaug/CCR4

Sophie Zaessinger, Isabelle Busseau, Martine Simonelig · Development · 2006 · 197 citations · Full text

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The Nanos gradient in Drosophila embryos is generated by translational regulation.

Anupama Dahanukar, Robin P. Wharton · Genes & Development · 1996 · 177 citations · Full text

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<i>nanos</i> is an evolutionarily conserved organizer of anterior-posterior polarity

Daniel Curtis, Javier Apfeld, Ruth Lehmann · Development · 1995 · 106 citations

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  1. RL
    Ruth Lehmann

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

    2 publications · 348 citations

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  2. MA
    Miho Asaoka

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    1 publications · 305 citations

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  3. SK
    Satoru Kobayashi

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

    1 publications · 305 citations

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  4. MY
    Masashi Yamada

    Duke University, United States

    1 publications · 305 citations

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    Sophie Zaessinger

    Institut de Génétique Humaine, France

    1 publications · 197 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    1K citations

  3. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    1K citations

  4. Institut de Génétique Humaine

    Montpellier, France

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    591 citations

  5. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    354 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    591 citations

  7. Duke University Hospital

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    354 citations

  8. University of Tsukuba

    Tsukuba, Japan

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. Development

    2 publications · 303 citations

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  2. Developmental Dynamics

    1 publications · 242 citations

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  3. Genes & Development

    1 publications · 177 citations

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  4. Nature

    1 publications · 305 citations

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