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Dynamic expression of broad-complex isoforms mediates temporal control of an ecdysteroid target gene at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis.
Developmental biology - 1 Nov 2000
Mugat B, Brodu V, Kejzlarova-Lepesant J, Antoniewski C, Bayer C A, Fristrom J W, Lepesant J A
Abstract excerpt
Metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster is orchestrated by the steroid hormone ecdysone, which triggers a cascade of primary-response transcriptional regulators and secondary effector genes during the third larval instar and prepupal periods of development. The early ecdysone-response Broad-Complex (BR-C) gene, a key regulator of this cascade, is defined by three complementing functions (rbp, br, and 2Bc) and...
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