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Specific cell ablation in Drosophila using the toxic viral protein M2(H37A).
Fly - 1 Jan 2000
Lam Victoria K, Tokusumi Tsuyoshi, Cerabona Donna, Schulz Robert A
Abstract excerpt
The expression of toxic viral proteins for the purpose of eliminating distinct populations of cells, while leaving the rest of an organism unaffected, is a valuable method for analyzing development. Using the Gal4-UAS system, we employed the M2(H37A) toxic ion channel of the influenza-A virus to...
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