OMA-Gosh, Where's that TAF?
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How transcription is silenced in early embryos has long been a mystery. In this issue, Guven-Ozkan et al. (2008) report that transcriptional repression during worm embryogenesis is mediated through sequestration of the general transcription factor TAF-4 and is regulated by mechanisms that orchestrate the transition between maternal and zygotic gene expression.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 135 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008