MRNA diffusion explains protein gradients in Drosophila early development

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 847-853

  Dilão, Rui ^a   Muraro, Daniele ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bicoid mRNA gradient; Drosophila development; Morphogenesis; Reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FLY; MORPHOGENESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEIN; RNA;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RIBOSOME; SYNCYTIUM;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DIFFUSION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 77952673857     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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