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Cytoplasmic dynein-dynactin complex is required for spermatid growth but not axoneme assembly in Drosophila.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 May 2004
Ghosh-Roy Anindya, Kulkarni Madhura, Kumar Vikash, Shirolikar Seema, Ray Krishanu
Abstract excerpt
Spermatids derived from a single gonial cell remain interconnected within a cyst and elongate by synchronized growth inside the testis in Drosophila. Cylindrical spectrin-rich elongation cones form at their distal ends during the growth. The mechanism underlying this process is poorly understood. We found that developing sperm tails were abnormally coiled at the growing ends inside the cysts in the Drosophila...
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