Search for dissertations about: "bicoid"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word bicoid.

  2. 1. The Many Facets of bicoid Gradient Formation in Drosophila

    Author : Xiaoli Cai; Stefan Baumgartners grupp Utvecklingsbiologi i invertebrater; []
    Keywords : Drosophila; bicoid; gradient formation; ARTS model; cortical microtubule; drug;

    Abstract : In Drosophila, the Bicoid protein servers as paradigm as the first identified morphogen, whose concentration gradient provides the initial positional information in the anterior half of the embryo. There, it differentially activates segmentation genes, in particular the gap genes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Regulation of mitochondrial gene expression in metazoa

    Author : Ana Bratic; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Drosophila melanogaster; ;

    Abstract : Mitochondria are essential organelles of eukaryotic cells and their main function is to provide the cell with the ubiquitously used energy currency ATP. Impaired energy conversion caused by mitochondrial dysfunction is a direct cause of several human diseases. READ MORE