The bicoid stability factor controls polyadenylation and expression of specific mitochondrial mRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster.

The bicoid stability factor (BSF) of Drosophila melanogaster has been reported to be present in the cytoplasm, where it stabilizes the maternally contributed bicoid mRNA and binds mRNAs expressed from early zygotic genes. BSF may also have other roles, as it is ubiquitously expressed and essential f...

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Main Authors: Ana Bratic, Anna Wredenberg, Sebastian Grönke, James B Stewart, Arnaud Mourier, Benedetta Ruzzenente, Christian Kukat, Rolf Wibom, Bianca Habermann, Linda Partridge, Nils-Göran Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3192837?pdf=render