| Literature DB >> 12204266 |
Katja Müller1, Christine Thisse, Bernard Thisse, Erez Raz.
Abstract
Similar to many other organisms, specification of primordial germ cells (PGCs) in zebrafish occurs during early development and depends on inheritance of 'germ plasm' determinants. Following their specification, the PGCs exhibit characteristic transcriptional profile and cell behaviour. Here we describe the cloning, expression pattern and sub-cellular localization of the zebrafish H1 type linker histone, H1M, which is specifically expressed in the PGCs in the second phase of their development. H1M transcripts are uniformly distributed during blastula stages, but become restricted to the PGCs during gastrulation and remain visible in PGCs as they migrate towards the region of the gonad. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12204266 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00174-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mech Dev ISSN: 0925-4773 Impact factor: 1.882