Three major RNA targets to which the female-specific Sxl transcript binds: 

Pre-mRNA of Sxl itself

msl2 gene

pre-mRNA of transformer (tra)

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The short (∼20 amino acid) C-terminal tails of both α- and β-tubulin that protrude from the microtubule are enriched in glutamic and aspartic acids, the surface of the microtubule possesses a net negative charge.

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Dynein-related transport requires dynactin, that links dynein to its cargo

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Soft keratins, or cytokeratins, are found in epithelial cells and make up the skin.

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In all epithelia, keratin filaments associate with: Desmosomes (cell–cell contact)

Hemidesmosomes (cell–matrix contact)

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when defective keratins are expressed in the basal cell layer of the epidermis, they produce a disorder called epidermolysis bullosa simplex

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Vimentin, found in mesenchymal cells;

GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein), found in glial cells

Desmin, found in muscle cells