title: mRNAs Hit a Sticky Wicket.
abstract: Drosophila germ cell specification depends on localization of mRNAs required for patterning to the posterior of the oocyte during oogenesis. In a recent issue of Nature, Vourekas et al. (2016) suggest that Aubergine in complex with piRNAs may provide a low-specificity anchoring mechanism for posterior mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA. Electronic address: ekaterina.voronina@umontana.edu.
authors.forename: Ekaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Voronina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D034443:RNA Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering