The C. elegans gene lin-9,which acts in an Rb-related pathway, is required for gonadal sheath cell development and encodes a novel protein.

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The Caenorhabditis elegans gene lin-9 functions in an Rb-related pathway that acts antagonistically to a receptor tyrosine kinase/Ras signal transduction pathway controlling vulval induction. We show that lin-9 is also required for the development of the sheath cells in the hermaphrodite gonad and for the development of the male spicule, rays and gonad. lin-9 is transcribed as two alternatively spliced 2.4kb...

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