Table 1Proteins present in P granules

ProteinsMotifs/FunctionsAssociated with P granules in:References
EmbryosAdults
PGL-1RGG boxYesYesKawasaki et al., 1998
PGL-2No recognizable motifsNoYesKawasaki et al., 2004
PGL-3RGG boxYesYesKawasaki et al., 2004
GLH-1DEAD-box helicase motifs, 4 CCHC fingersYesYesGruidl et al., 1996
GLH-2DEAD-box helicase motifs, 6 CCHC fingersYesYesGruidl et al., 1996
GLH-3DEAD-box helicase motifs, 2 CCHC fingersYesYesKuznicki et al., 2000
GLH-4DEAD-box helicase motifs, 5 CCHC fingersYesYesKuznicki et al., 2000
CGH-1DEAD-box helicase motifsYesYesNavarro et al., 2001
PIE-12 CCCH fingersYesNoMello et al., 1996; Reese et al., 2000
MEX-12 CCCH fingersYesYesaGuedes and Priess, 1997; Schisa et al., 2001
POS-12 CCCH fingersYesYes[a]Tabara et al., 1999; Schisa et al., 2001
OMA-1b2 CCCH fingersYesYes[a]Shimada et al., 2002; Lin, 2003
OMA-2[b]2 CCCH fingersYesYes[a]Shimada et al., 2002
MEX-32 KH domainsYesYes[a]Draper et al., 1996; Schisa et al., 2001
GLD-1KH domain; translational repressorYesNoJones et al., 1996
GLD-2Cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase (PAP)YesNoWang et al., 2002
GLD-3KH-related domains; subunit of PAPYesModerateEckmann et al., 2002
Sm proteinsSplicing factorsYesYesBarbee et al., 2002
SPN-4RNP motifYesUnknownOgura et al., 2003
IFE-1Translation initiation factor 4EUnknowncUnknown[c]Amiri et al., 2001
a

in oocytes

b

OMA-1 and OMA-2 were called MOE-1 and MOE-2, respectively, by Shimada et al., 2002

c

GFP-tagged IFE-1, driven by the pie-1 promoter, associates with P granules in embryos.

From: Specification of the germ line

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