Discs large regulates somatic cyst cell survival and expansion in drosophila testis

Cell Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1139-1149

  Papagiannouli, Fani ^a   Mechler, Bernard M ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discs large; Drosophila; Somatic cyst cells; Testis formation

Indexed keywords

DISCS LARGE 1 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GERM CELLS; MALE; MUTATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 70349759489     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cr.2009.71     Document Type: Article

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