Opening oriC involves action at two types of sequence in the origin: 9-bp and 13 -bp repeats.

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GD cleaves Snake to its active form and forms a complex with Snake and uncleaved Easter proteins.

Easter protein is cleaved into its

active form.

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Cleaved Easter binds to and cleaves Spätzle; activated Spätzle binds to Toll receptor protein

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Toll activation activates Tube and Pelle, which phosphorylate the Cactus protein. Cactus is degraded, releasing it from Dorsal.

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Cytoplasmic inhibitor protein of dorsal is Cactus.

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Dorsal protein enters the nucleus and ventralizes the cell

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Dorsal protein is a transcription factor that activates the genes that generate the ventrum.