Article
[Range of potential functions of the Drosophila melanogaster hdc gene].
Genetika - 1 Jan 2006
Gusachenko A M, Akhmamet'eva E M, Omel'ianchuk L V
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila melanogaster hdc gene controls trachea branching, which starts during embryo development. Expression in imaginal disks and reproductive organs suggests additional functions for the hdc gene. The gene was demonstrated to have a maternal effect, which was denied previously. Analysis of cell proliferation in imaginal disks with hdc mutations showed that the gene does not possess tumor suppressor...
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