TABLE 1.

Example of mRNAs associated with Hrp38 in the fly ovary^a

Gene name	GenBank accession no.	Protein function
E-cadherin	NM_057374	Cell adhesion molecule
Nanos	NM_001275794	Translational repressor
Pelota	NM_057634	Translational release factor
Pumilio	X62589	Translational repressor
How	NM_001275893	RNA-binding protein
Shut-down	NM_137993	piRNA biogenesis

^aThese six genes have been shown to be required for germ line stem cell maintenance.