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Stimulation of Endocytosis and Actin Dynamics by Oskar Polarizes the Drosophila Oocyte

Nathalie Vanzo, Adrian Oprins, Despina Xanthakis, Anne Ephrussi, Cathérine Rabouille

Developmental Cell · 2007 · 93 citations · 30 references

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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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Induction of germ cell formation by oskar

Anne Ephrussi, Ruth Lehmann · Nature · 1992 · 661 citations

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A protein component of Drosophila polar granules is encoded by vasa and has extensive sequence similarity to ATP-dependent helicases

Bruce A. Hay, Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan · Cell · 1988 · 633 citations

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oskar mRNA is localized to the posterior pole of the Drosophila oocyte

Jeongsil Kim‐Ha, Jeffrey L. Smith, Paul M. Macdonald · Cell · 1991 · 579 citations

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Abdominal segmentation, pole cell formation, and embryonic polarity require the localized activity of oskar, a maternal gene in drosophila

Ruth Lehmann, Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard · Cell · 1986 · 472 citations

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