A meiosis-specific form of the APC/C promotes the oocyte-to-embryo transition by decreasing levels of the Polo kinase inhibitor matrimony.

Oocytes are stockpiled with proteins and mRNA that are required to drive the initial mitotic divisions of embryogenesis. But are there proteins specific to meiosis whose levels must be decreased to begin embryogenesis properly? The Drosophila protein Cortex (Cort) is a female, meiosis-specific activ...

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Main Authors: Zachary J Whitfield, Jennifer Chisholm, R Scott Hawley, Terry L Orr-Weaver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24019759/?tool=EBI