The ovarian tumor protein isoforms of Drosophila melanogaster exhibit differences in function, expression, and localization.

doi:10.1006/dbio.1995.1017

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The ovarian tumor protein isoforms of Drosophila melanogaster exhibit differences in function, expression, and localization.

Developmental biology - 1 Jan 1995

Sass G L, Comer A R, Searles L L

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The Drosophila melanogaster ovarian tumor (otu) gene, required for normal proliferation and differentiation of the female germ-line, encodes two cytoplasmic protein isoforms, 98 and 104 kDa. Mutants with defects in this gene are typically grouped into one of three phenotypic classes: quiescent (g...

Topics

Animals
Drosophila Proteins
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Immunohistochemistry
Insect Hormones
Mutation
Oogenesis
Ovary

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