Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

The RNA-binding protein DAZL functions as repressor and activator of mRNA translation during oocyte maturation

  • Cai-Rong Yang,
  • Gabriel Rajkovic,
  • Enrico Maria Daldello,
  • Xuan G. Luong,
  • Jing Chen,
  • Marco Conti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15209-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The RNA binding protein DAZL plays a critical role during germ cell development. Here the authors provide evidence that DAZL functions both as activator and repressor of translation during oocyte maturation in mouse.