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SUBMITTER: Ali-Murthy Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4786422 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ali-Murthy Zehra Z Kornberg Thomas B TB
eLife 20160217
Bicoid (Bcd) protein distributes in a concentration gradient that organizes the anterior/posterior axis of the Drosophila embryo. It has been understood that bcd RNA is sequestered at the anterior pole during oogenesis, is not translated until fertilization, and produces a protein gradient that functions in the syncytial blastoderm after 9-10 nuclear divisions. However, technical issues limited the sensitivity of analysis of pre-syncytial blastoderm embryos and precluded studies of oocytes after ...[more]