
pmid: 21419992
The mechanism of egg-chamber elongation during Drosophila oogenesis has always been mysterious. A new study shows that the egg chambers spin around their long axis laying down polarised extracellular matrix, which acts as a molecular corset to restrict radial expansion.
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Rotation, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Zygote, Extracellular Matrix, Oogenesis, Ovarian Follicle, Animals, Drosophila, Female, Cell Shape
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all), Rotation, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Zygote, Extracellular Matrix, Oogenesis, Ovarian Follicle, Animals, Drosophila, Female, Cell Shape
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