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The relationship between ovarian and embryonic dorsoventral patterning in Drosophila.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Aug 1994
Roth S, Schüpbach T
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila, the dorsoventral asymmetry of the egg chamber depends on a dorsalizing signal that emanates from the oocyte. This signal is supplied by the TGF alpha-like gurken protein whose RNA is localized to the dorsal-anterior corner of the oocyte, gurken protein is the potential ligand of the Drosophila EGF receptor homolog (torpedo), which is expressed in the follicular epithelium surrounding the oocyte....
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