TGFβ receptor saxophone non-autonomously regulates germline proliferation in a Smox/dSmad2-dependent manner in Drosophila testis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 309, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-77

  Li, Chun Yan ^a,b   Guo, Zheng ^a,b   Wang, Zhaohui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Germline; Proliferation; saxophone; Smox; TGF signaling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; SAXOPHONE PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; RECEPTOR REGULATED SMAD PROTEIN; SAX PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; SMOX PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; GERM CELL; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MALE; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS, RECEPTOR-REGULATED; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 34548133383     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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