The maternal-to-zygotic transition: reprogramming of the cytoplasm and nucleus
A fertilized egg is initially transcriptionally silent and relies on maternally provided factors to initiate development. For embryonic development…
Tag: RNA metabolism
Cytoplasmic mRNA decay and quality control machineries in eukaryotes
mRNA degradation pathways have key regulatory roles in gene expression. The intrinsic stability of mRNAs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells varie…