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A role for the membrane protein M6 in the Drosophila visual system.
BMC neuroscience - 4 Jul 2012
Zappia María Paula, Bernabo Guillermo, Billi Silvia C, Frasch Alberto C, Ceriani María Fernanda, Brocco Marcela Adriana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Members of the proteolipid protein family, including the four-transmembrane glycoprotein M6a, are involved in neuronal plasticity in mammals. Results from our group previously demonstrated that M6, the only proteolipid protein expressed in Drosophila, localizes to the cell membrane in follicle cells. M6 loss triggers female sterility, which suggests a role for M6 in follicular cell remodeling. These...
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