The role of Bicoid cooperative binding in the patterning of sharp borders in Drosophila melanogaster

Developmental Biology

Volumn 370, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-172

  Francisco J P , Lopes ^a   Alexander V , Spirov ^b,c   Paulo M , Bisch ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicoid; Cooperative binding; Drosophila melanogaster; Hill coefficient; Hunchback; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

BICOID PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; HUNCHBACK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVATION; HUNCHBACK GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84866146572     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.07.020     Document Type: Review

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