A ubiquitin ligase complex regulates caspase activation during sperm differentiation in Drosophila.

In both insects and mammals, spermatids eliminate their bulk cytoplasm as they undergo terminal differentiation. In Drosophila, this process of dramatic cellular remodeling requires apoptotic proteins, including caspases. To gain further insight into the regulation of caspases, we screened a large c...

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Main Authors: Eli Arama, Maya Bader, Gabrielle E Rieckhof, Hermann Steller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1976628?pdf=render