Formation of actin filament bundles in the ring canals of developing Drosophila follicles.

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Formation of actin filament bundles in the ring canals of developing Drosophila follicles.

The Journal of cell biology - 1 Apr 1996

Tilney L G, Tilney M S, Guild G M

Abstract excerpt

Growing the intracellular bridges that connect nurse cells with each o ther and to the developing oocyte is vital for egg development. These ring canals increase from 0.5 microns in diameter at stage 2 to 10 microns in diameter at stage 11. Thin sections cut horizontally as you would cut a bagel,...

Topics

Actin Cytoskeleton
Actins
Animals
Carrier Proteins
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Female
Microfilament Proteins
Mutation
Oocytes
Oogenesis
Ovary

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