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E(nos)/CG4699 required for nanos function in the female germ line of Drosophila
Author(s) -
Yu Lin,
Song Yan,
Wharton Robin P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
genesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.093
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1526-968X
pISSN - 1526-954X
DOI - 10.1002/dvg.20621
Subject(s) - germ cell , biology , germline , drosophila (subgenus) , ovary , germ plasm , line (geometry) , germ , microbiology and biotechnology , function (biology) , genetics , gene , geometry , mathematics
Reduction of Nanos activity causes germ line stem cell failure in the Drosophila ovary. Only a few cysts with Vasa‐positive (green) differentiating germ line cells remain. The adducin‐like molecule Hts, which marks membranes, is red and DNA is blue. See the article by Yu et al. in this issue.