Temporal Gradients Controlling Embryonic Cell Cycle
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Activity Gradient of Cell Cycle Checkpoint
3. Gradient of Cdc25/Twine Decay in Drosophila
4. Temporal Gradient of dNTP Metabolites
5. Temporal Gradient of Free Histone Proteins
6. Time Scales and Readout of the Gradients
7. Local Response of the Gradients
8. Conclusions and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Boyang, Han Zhao, Keliang Wu, and Jörg Großhans. 2021. "Temporal Gradients Controlling Embryonic Cell Cycle" Biology 10, no. 6: 513. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10060513