1. Notch Signaling during Oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster.
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Jingxia Xu and Gridley, Thomas
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OOGENESIS , *NOTCH genes , *CELLULAR signal transduction , *DROSOPHILA melanogaster , *INSECT reproduction , *EMBRYOLOGY , *CELL differentiation , *STEM cells - Abstract
The Notch signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signaling mechanism that is required for embryonic development, cell fate specification, and stem cell maintenance. Discovered and studied initially in Drosophila melanogaster, the Notch pathway is conserved and functionally active throughout the animal kingdom. In this paper, we summarize the biochemical mechanisms of Notch signaling and describe its role in regulating one particular developmental pathway, oogenesis in Drosophila [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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