Friday Lecture Series
RNP Assembly and Transport in the Drosophila Oocyte
Anne Ephrussi, Ph.D., head, Developmental Biology Unit and head,
International Center for Advanced Training,
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
April 20, 2012
3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Refreshments, 3:15 p.m., Abby Lounge)
Caspary Auditorium
Recommended Readings:
Chekulaeva, M. and A. Ephrussi. 2004. “Drosophila Development: RNA Interference Ab Ovo.” Current Biology 14 (11): R428-R430
Hachet, O. and A. Ephrussi. 2001. “Drosophila Y14 Shuttles to the Posterior of the Oocyte and is Required for Oskar mRNA Transport.” Current Biology 11 (21): 1666-1674
Jambor, H., C. Brunel, and A. Ephrussi. 2011. “Dimerization of Oskar 3′ UTRs Promotes Hitchhiking for RNA Localization in the Drosophila Oocyte.” RNA 17 (12): 2049-2057
Krauss, J., S. López de Quinto, C. Nüsslein-Volhard, and A. Ephrussi. 2009. “Myosin-V Regulates Oskar mRNA Localization in the Drosophila Oocyte.” Current Biology 19 (12): 1058-1063
Vanzo, N., A. Oprins, D. Xanthakis, A. Ephrussi, and C. Rabouille. 2007. “Stimulation of Endocytosis and Actin Dynamics by Oskar Polarizes the Drosophila Oocyte.” Developmental Cell 12 (4): 543-555
Vanzo, N. F. and A. Ephrussi. 2002. “Oskar Anchoring Restricts Pole Plasm Formation to the Posterior of the Drosophila Oocyte.” Development 129 (15): 3705-3714