Tre1, a G protein-coupled receptor, directs transepithelial migration of Drosophila germ cells.

In most organisms, germ cells are formed distant from the somatic part of the gonad and thus have to migrate along and through a variety of tissues to reach the gonad. Transepithelial migration through the posterior midgut (PMG) is the first active step during Drosophila germ cell migration. Here we...

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Main Authors: Prabhat S Kunwar, Michelle Starz-Gaiano, Roland J Bainton, Ulrike Heberlein, Ruth Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2003-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000080