Translation regulatory factor BZW1 regulates preimplantation embryo development and compaction by restricting global non-AUG Initiation

It is unclear how translational efficiency and codon stringency affect zygotic genome activation and early embryonic development. Here they show that the zygotic gene BZW1 increases start codon stringency, which is important for preimplantation development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jue Zhang, Shuai-Bo Pi, Nan Zhang, Jing Guo, Wei Zheng, Lizhi Leng, Ge Lin, Heng-Yu Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34427-x