Article
Specific domains drive VM32E protein distribution and integration in Drosophila eggshell layers.
Journal of cell science - 1 Aug 2001
Andrenacci D, Cernilogar F M, Taddel C, Rotoli D, Cavaliere V, Graziani F, Gargiulo G
Abstract excerpt
A study was made of the localization and assembly of the VM32E protein, a putative vitelline membrane component of the Drosophila eggshell. The results highlight some unique features of this protein compared with the other proteins of the same gene family. At the time of its synthesis (stage 10), the VM32E protein is not detectable in polar follicle cells. However, it is able to move in the extracellular space...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Blotting, Western
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Egg Proteins
- Epitopes
- Female
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
