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Atypical septate junctions maintain the somatic enclosure around maturing spermatids and prevent premature sperm release in Drosophila testis

Tight junctions prevent paracellular flow and maintain cell polarity in an epithelium. These junctions are also required for maintaining the blood-testis barrier, which is essential for sperm differentiation. Septate junctions in insects are orthologous to the tight junctions. In Drosophila testis,...

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Autores principales: Dubey, Pankaj, Kapoor, Tushna, Gupta, Samir, Shirolikar, Seema, Ray, Krishanu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6398457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30635267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.036939