Elevated temperature fatally disrupts nuclear divisions in the early Drosophila embryo.
Girish Kale, Pratika Agarwal, J. Jaime Diaz-Larrosa, Steffen Lemke
The paper shows elevated temperature disrupts nuclear divisions in Drosophila embryos, leading to developmental defects and lethality, with F-actin-microtubule interactions being a key vulnerability.
Nature Communications · May 21, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology