A bioinformatics search pipeline, RNA2DSearch, identifies RNA localization elements in Drosophila retrotransposons.

mRNA localization is a widespread mode of delivering proteins to their site of function. The embryonic axes in Drosophila are determined in the oocyte, through Dynein-dependent transport of gurken/TGF-alpha mRNA, containing a small localization signal that assigns its destination. A signal with a si...

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Main Authors: Hamilton, R, Hartswood, E, Vendra, G, Jones, C, Van De Bor, V, Finnegan, D, Davis, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009