Morphogenesis in Drosophila requires nonmuscle myosin heavy chain function.

doi:10.1101/gad.7.1.29

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Morphogenesis in Drosophila requires nonmuscle myosin heavy chain function.

Genes & development - 1 Jan 1993

Young P E, Richman A M, Ketchum A S, Kiehart D P

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We provide the first link between a known molecular motor and morphogenesis, the fundamental process of cell shape changes and movements that characterizes development throughout phylogeny. By reverse genetics, we generate mutations in the Drosophila conventional nonmuscle myosin (myosin II) heav...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
DNA
Drosophila
Female
Genetic Complementation Test
Immunoblotting
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Morphogenesis
Muscles
Mutation
Myosins

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