Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Drosophila Metaxin-2 controls beta-barrel biogenesis and muscle growth in a stage-dependent fashion
Xinyi Shou, Xiaoyu Fan, Ling Li…·Xiaojun Xie
This study shows that Drosophila Mtx2 is critical for beta-barrel protein biogenesis and muscle growth during pupal stages, but not larval stages, revealing stage-specific roles in mitochondrial function and muscle development.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.22.655489