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Regulation of the vitellogenin receptor during Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Feb 2000
Schonbaum C P, Perrino J J, Mahowald A P
Abstract excerpt
In many insects, development of the oocyte arrests temporarily just before vitellogenesis, the period when vitellogenins (yolk proteins) accumulate in the oocyte. Following hormonal and environmental cues, development of the oocyte resumes, and endocytosis of vitellogenins begins. An essential component of yolk uptake is the vitellogenin receptor. In this report, we describe the ovarian expression pattern and...
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