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ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
Volume 43, Issue 4, Pages 341-348Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2013.12.003
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Arthropods; Balbiani body; Yolk nucleus; Oocyte; Nurse cells
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- Ministry of Science and Higher Education [IP 2011 057171]
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In many animal species, germ cells are specified by maternally provided, often asymmetrically localized germ cell determinant, termed the germ plasm. It has been shown that in model organisms such as Xeno pus laevis, Danio rerio and Drosophila melanogaster germ plasm components (various proteins, mRNAs and mitochondria) are delivered to the proper position within the egg cell by germline specific organelles, i.e. Balbiani bodies, nuage accumulations and/or sponge bodies. In the present article, we review the current knowledge on morphology, molecular composition and functioning of these organelles in main lineages of arthropods and different ovary types on the backdrop of data derived from the studies of the model vertebrate species. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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