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Constraints and limitations on the transcriptional response downstream of the Bicoid morphogen gradient

  • Huy Tran
  • , Aleksandra M. Walczak
  • , Nathalie Dostatni

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Abstract

The regulation of the hunchback promoter expression by the maternal Bicoid gradient has been studied as a model system in development for many years. Yet, at the level of quantitative agreement between data and theoretical models, even the first step of this regulation, transcription, continues to be challenging. This situation is slowly progressing, thanks to quantitative live-imaging techniques coupled to advanced statistical data analysis and modeling. Here, we outline the current state of our knowledge of this apparently "simple" step, highlighting the newly appreciated role of bursty transcription dynamics and its regulation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGradients and Tissue Patterning
EditorsStephen Small, James Briscoe
PublisherElsevier
ISBN (Print)978-0-12-812790-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NameCurrent Topics in Developmental Biology
Volume137
ISSN (Print)0070-2153

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