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The glucuronyltransferase GlcAT-P is required for stretch growth of peripheral nerves in Drosophila.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Pandey Rahul, Blanco Jorge, Udolph Gerald
Abstract excerpt
During development, the growth of the animal body is accompanied by a concomitant elongation of the peripheral nerves, which requires the elongation of integrated nerve fibers and the axons projecting therein. Although this process is of fundamental importance to almost all organisms of the animal kingdom, very little is known about the mechanisms regulating this process. Here, we describe the identification and...
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