cactus, a maternal gene required for proper formation of the dorsoventral morphogen gradient in Drosophila embryos.

doi:10.1242/dev.112.2.371

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cactus, a maternal gene required for proper formation of the dorsoventral morphogen gradient in Drosophila embryos.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1991

Roth S, Hiromi Y, Godt D, Nüsslein-Volhard C

Abstract excerpt

The dorsoventral pattern of the Drosophila embryo is mediated by a gradient of nuclear localization of the dorsal protein which acts as a morphogen. Establishment of the nuclear concentration gradient of dorsal protein requires the activities of the 10 maternal 'dorsal group' genes whose function...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Cell Nucleus
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Genes
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Morphogenesis
Mutagenesis
Nuclear Proteins
Phenotype
Phosphoproteins
Temperature
Transcription Factors

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