Developmental regulation of oocyte lipid intake through ‘patent’ follicular epithelium in Drosophila melanogaster

Summary: Epithelia form protective permeability barriers that selectively allow the exchange of material while maintaining tissue integrity under extreme mechanical, chemical, and bacterial loads. Here, we report in the Drosophila follicular epithelium a developmentally regulated and evolutionarily...

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Main Authors: Sarayu Row, Yi-Chun Huang, Wu-Min Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221002431