Notch signaling generates the “cut here line” on the cuticle of the puparium in Drosophila melanogaster
Summary: During a molt or eclosion, insects shed their cuticle, an extracellular matrix made by underlying epidermal cells, by cleavage along a defined line. This means that the “cut here line” is pre-formed on the cuticle, and its formation is indispensable for insect life. Here, we show that the p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-08-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223013561 |