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Class I myosins have overlapping and specialized functions in left-right asymmetric development in Drosophila.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2015
Okumura Takashi, Sasamura Takeshi, Inatomi Momoko, Hozumi Shunya, Nakamura Mitsutoshi, Hatori Ryo, Taniguchi Kiichiro, Nakazawa Naotaka, Suzuki Emiko, Maeda Reo, Yamakawa Tomoko, Matsuno Kenji
Abstract excerpt
The class I myosin genes are conserved in diverse organisms, and their gene products are involved in actin dynamics, endocytosis, and signal transduction. Drosophila melanogaster has three class I myosin genes, Myosin 31DF (Myo31DF), Myosin 61F (Myo61F), and Myosin 95E (Myo95E). Myo31DF, Myo61F, and Myo95E belong to the Myosin ID, Myosin IC, and Myosin IB families, respectively. Previous loss-of-function analyses...
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