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A new role for hth in the early pre-blastodermic divisions in drosophila.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Sept 2009
Salvany Lara, Aldaz Silvia, Corsetti Elise, Azpiazu Natalia
Abstract excerpt
In drosophila, the preblastodermic syncytial nuclear divisions occur very fast. In this short period of time chromosomes must condense, segregate and decondense, in conditions governed by maternally provided RNAs and proteins. In this report, we show that the Homothorax (Hth) transcription factor is maternally provided and that its function is necessary for the proper assembly of the centric/centromeric...
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