Germ cell specification

Lu Z., Guan X., Schmidt C.A. and Matera A.G. (2014). RIP-seq analysis of eukaryotic Sm proteins identifies three major categories of Sm-containing ribonucleoproteins. Genome Biology 15: R7.

Gonsalvez G.B. and Matera A.G. (2013).  Post-translational modification of Sm proteins: Diverse roles in snRNP assembly and germline specification, in Post-Transcriptional RNA processing in Eukaryotes, J.Y. Wu (ed.), Chapter 4: pp. 83-116, Wiley-Blackwell Press, Weinheim, Germany. DOI: 10.1002/9783527665433.ch4

Gonsalvez GB, Rajendra TK, Wen Y, Praveen K and Matera AG. (2010). Sm proteins specify germ cell fate by facilitating oskar mRNA localization. Development 137: 2341-2351.  PMC2889603

Gonsalvez GB, et al. and Matera AG. (2006). The Sm-protein methyltransferase, Prmt5/dart5, is essential for germ cell specification and maintenance. Current Biology 16: 1077-1089. PMID: 16753561.