THE DISTRIBUTION OF UNPAIRED DURING DROSOPHILA OOGENESIS

Janus Kinase (JAK) activity specifies the cell fates of the follicular epithelium during Drosophila oogenesis by establishing a gradient of JAK activity with highest levels at the A/P poles. Unpaired (Upd), a ligand for the pathway, is expressed and secreted exclusively from the polar cells potentia...

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Main Author: Sexton, Travis
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2009
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/780
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1783&context=gradschool_diss