| Maternal effect protein oskar | |||||||
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| Symbol | osk | ||||||
| UniProt | P25158 | ||||||
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oskar is a gene required for the development of the Drosophila embryo. It defines the posterior pole during early embryogenesis. Its two isoforms, short and long, play different roles in Drosophila embryonic development. oskar was named after the main character from the Günter Grass novel The Tin Drum, who refuses to grow up.[1]