Structural highlights
Function
GLD3_CAEEL Required maternally for germline survival and embryogenesis. Forms a complex with gls-1 which promotes the oogenic cell fate by freeing the translational repressor fbf to repress sperm promoting factors. Promotes maturation of primary spermatocytes to mature sperm. Required during hermaphrodite development to promote sperm fate, which is critical for determining the normal number of sperm. Promotion of sperm fate is at the expense of oogenesis, possibly through the negative regulation of fbf. Required during male development for the continued production of sperm and inhibition of oogenesis. Together with gld-2, promotes the transition from mitosis to meiosis.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Eckmann CR, Kraemer B, Wickens M, Kimble J. GLD-3, a bicaudal-C homolog that inhibits FBF to control germline sex determination in C. elegans. Dev Cell. 2002 Nov;3(5):697-710. PMID:12431376
- ↑ Eckmann CR, Crittenden SL, Suh N, Kimble J. GLD-3 and control of the mitosis/meiosis decision in the germline of Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 2004 Sep;168(1):147-60. PMID:15454534 doi:10.1534/genetics.104.029264
- ↑ Rybarska A, Harterink M, Jedamzik B, Kupinski AP, Schmid M, Eckmann CR. GLS-1, a novel P granule component, modulates a network of conserved RNA regulators to influence germ cell fate decisions. PLoS Genet. 2009 May;5(5):e1000494. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000494. Epub 2009 , May 22. PMID:19461891 doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000494
