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A role for CKII phosphorylation of the cactus PEST domain in dorsoventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo.
Genes & development - 15 Dec 1997
Liu Z P, Galindo R L, Wasserman S A
Abstract excerpt
Regulated proteolysis of Cactus, the cytoplasmic inhibitor of the Rel-related transcription factor Dorsal, is an essential step in patterning of the Drosophila embryo. Signal-induced Cactus degradation frees Dorsal for nuclear translocation on the ventral and lateral sides of the embryo, establishing zones of gene expression along the dorsoventral axis. Cactus stability is regulated by amino-terminal serine...
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