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Smooth, a hnRNP encoding gene, controls axonal navigation in Drosophila.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Feb 2005
Layalle Sophie, Coessens Elise, Ghysen Alain, Dambly-Chaudière Christine
Abstract excerpt
We identified the gene smooth (sm) in a screen for genes that are specifically expressed within the lineage that forms the adult chemosensory bristles. sm is expressed in most or all differentiating neurones during embryogenesis, but is specifically expressed in the neurones of the adult chemosensory organs on the wings and legs during metamorphosis. The inactivation of sm results in axonal defects in the...
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