Rho is a member of the family of hexameric ATP-dependent helicases. Each subunit has an RNA-binding domain and an ATP hydrolysis domain.

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C. elegans oocyte use the “partitioning-defective,” or PAR proteins, in establishing cell polarity. 

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Cortical cytoplasm contains PAR-3, PAR-6 & PKC-3 Internal cytoplasm contains PAR-2 and PAR-1

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PKC-3 restricts PAR-1 and PAR-2 to the internal cytoplasm by phosphorylating them.

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Sperm microtubules contacts the cortical cytoplasm and initiates cytoplasmic movements that push the male pronucleus to the nearest end of the oblong oocyte.

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Sperm microtubules protect PAR-2 protein from phosphorylation, allowing it to enter the cortex along with its binding partner, PAR-1.