Regulatory elements in the promoter of the vitelline membrane gene VM32E of Drosophila melanogaster direct gene expression in distinct domains of the follicular epithelium

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 254, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-237

  Cavaliere, V ^a   Spano S ^a,b   Andrenacci, D ^a   Cortesi, L ^a,c   Gargiulo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Mario Negri Sud ^*  (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ONCOLOGICO ROMAGNOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Follicle cell functions; Oogenesis; Vitelline membrane genes

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030943730     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050411     Document Type: Article

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