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Overexpression of transglutaminase in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc induced an extra wing crossvein phenotype.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Jan 2010
Ichikawa Akira, Yamada Ayako, Sakamoto Harunobu, Umehara Masaru, Yoshioka Yasuhide, Yamaguchi Masamitsu, Ikura Koji
Abstract excerpt
To determine the roles of Drosophila transglutaminase-A (dTG-A), we examined a phenotype induced through ectopic expression of dTG-A. Overexpression of dTG-A in the wing imaginal disc induced an extra wing crossvein phenotype. This phenotype was suppressed by crossing with epidermal growth factor...
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