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Identification of TER94, an AAA ATPase protein, as a Bam-dependent component of the Drosophila fusome.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Nov 1999
León A, McKearin D
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The Drosophila fusome is a germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles. Mutational studies that have examined inactivating alleles of fusome proteins indicate that the organelle plays central roles in germ cell differentiation. Although mutations in genes encoding skeletal fusome components prevent proper cyst formation, mutations in the bag-of-marbles gene...
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