Table 1 Vegetally localized genes in zebrafish, X. laevis and X.tropicalis.

From: Spatio-temporal mRNA tracking in the early zebrafish embryo

Gene name (zebrafish)

Biological function

Protein function

dazl

Germ plasm component, translational activator

3′UTR RNA binding

sybu

Dorsal/ventral axis specification

Kinesin binding

grip2a

Cytoskeleton organization, germ plasm

Receptor interaction

rfn41

E3 ubiquitin ligase

RING finger proteins

rnf38

Germ cell development in X. laevis44

RING finger proteins

trim36

Regulation of cell cycle

RING finger proteins

ppp1r3b

Glycogen metabolism

Phosphatase

ctdsplb

Regulation of RNA Pol II transcription

Phosphatase

camk2g1

Expressed in gut, nervous system, neural tube, involved in differentiation of inner ear75

Ca2+-dependent kinase