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Dampened regulates the activating potency of Bicoid and the embryonic patterning outcome in Drosophila.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Junbo, Ma Jun
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila morphogen gradient of Bicoid (Bcd) initiates anterior-posterior (AP) patterning; however, it is poorly understood how its ability to activate a target gene may have an impact on this process. Here we report an F-box protein, Dampened (Dmpd) as a nuclear cofactor of Bcd that can enhance its activating potency. We establish a quantitative platform to specifically investigate two parameters of a Bcd...
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