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The role actin filaments play in providing the characteristic curved form of Drosophila bristles.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Dec 2004
Tilney Lewis G, Connelly Patricia S, Ruggiero Linda, Vranich Kelly A, Guild Gregory M, Derosier David
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Drosophila bristles display a precise orientation and curvature. An asymmetric extension of the socket cell overlies the newly emerging bristle rudiment to provide direction for bristle elongation, a process thought to be orchestrated by the nerve dendrite lying between these cells. Scanning electron microscopic analysis of individual bristles showed that curvature is planar and far greater near the bristle base....
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