Dynamics of bicoid mRNA localisation and translation dictate morphogen gradient formation
Thamarailingam Athilingam, Elise L. Wilby, Pierre Bensidoun, Antonio Trullo, Morgane Verbrugghe, X. Shi, Mounia Lagha, Timothy E. Saunders, T.T. Weil
This study examines the spatiotemporal dynamics of bcd mRNA translation in Drosophila oocytes and embryos, revealing that translation is restricted to the anterior pole and regulated by P bodies.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2024 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology