For Embryos, Mother Can Only Take You So Far.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Early embryonic development is characterized by rapid cleavage divisions, which impose significant constraints on metabolic pathways. In this issue, Song et al. (2017) show that Drosophila embryos synthesize a large fraction of nucleotides on the go and that negative feedback between dATP and ribonucleotide reductase ensures tight control of dNTP concentration.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ferree, PL; Di Talia, S
Published Date
- August 7, 2017
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 42 / 3
Start / End Page
- 203 - 205
PubMed ID
- 28787585
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1878-1551
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.07.016
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States