Oulhen Nathalie, Wessel Gary M
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Genesis. 2014 Mar;52(3):279-86. doi: 10.1002/dvg.22737. Epub 2014 Jan 17.
Nanos is an essential factor of germ line success in all animals tested. This gene encodes a Zn-finger RNA-binding protein that in complex with its partner pumilio binds to and changes the fate of several known transcripts. We summarize here the documented functions of Nanos in several key organisms, and then emphasize echinoderms as a working model for how nanos expression is regulated. Nanos presence outside of the target cells is often detrimental to the animal, and in sea urchins, nanos expression appears to be regulated at every step of transcription, and post-transcriptional activity, making this gene product exciting, every which way.
在所有已测试的动物中,Nanos是生殖系成功发育的关键因素。该基因编码一种锌指RNA结合蛋白,它与其伴侣Pumilio形成复合物,结合并改变几种已知转录本的命运。我们在此总结了Nanos在几种关键生物中的已记录功能,然后着重介绍棘皮动物,将其作为研究Nanos表达调控的一个工作模型。Nanos在靶细胞外的存在通常对动物有害,在海胆中,Nanos的表达似乎在转录和转录后活动的每个步骤都受到调控,这使得这种基因产物在各个方面都令人兴奋。