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Posterior Determinants

Posterior Determinants is a theoretical construct in developmental biology that specifies cell fate and tissue organization along the anterior-posterior axis by localizing maternal factors to the posterior region of the embryo to initiate regional gene expression.

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oskar organizes the germ plasm and directs localization of the posterior determinant nanos

Anne Ephrussi, Laura K. Dickinson, Ruth Lehmann · Cell · 1991 · 835 citations

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The maternal gene <i>nanos</i> has a central role in posterior pattern formation of the <i>Drosophila</i> embryo

Ruth Lehmann, Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard · Development · 1991 · 350 citations

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A homeobox-containing marker of posterior neural differentiation shows the importance of predetermination in neural induction

Colin Sharpe, Andreas Fritz, Edward M. De Robertis et al. · Cell · 1987 · 251 citations

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Structure of the Drosophila BicaudalD protein and its role in localizing the posterior determinant nanos

Robin P. Wharton, Gary Struhl · Cell · 1989 · 189 citations · Full text

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The <i>Drosophila pumilio</i> gene: an unusually long transcription unit and an unusual protein

Paul M. Macdonald · Development · 1992 · 146 citations

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Authors

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  1. RB
    Robert Boswell

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    2 publications · 260 citations

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  2. RL
    Ruth Lehmann

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States

    2 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. JB
    J. B. Gurdon

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 251 citations

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  4. MK
    Michael Kubovy

    University of Virginia, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. OS
    Oliver Schierz

    Leipzig University, Germany

    1 publications · 15 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    780 citations

  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    2K citations

  3. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    146 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    502 citations

  7. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    309 citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    502 citations

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  1. Development

    4 publications · 756 citations

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  2. Cell

    3 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 1 publications · 31 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. Current Biology

    1 publications · 103 citations

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