'The development of a multicellular organism from a single egg cell requires both the
determination of many cell types and the organization of these cells into an elaborate pattern …

Pore‐forming toxins (PFTs) are commonly associated with bacterial pathogenesis. In
eukaryotes, however, PFTs operate in the immune system or are deployed for attacking prey …

This book will give an overview of insect ovaries, showing the diversities and the common
traits in egg growth processes. The idea to write this book developed while looking at the …

The posterior group gene sfaufen is required both for the localization of maternal
determinants to the posterior pole of the Drosophila egg and for bicoid RNA to localize …

Cell-cell interactions in the Drosophila ovary play a crucial role in the establishment of
dorsoventral polarity of both the egg shell and the future embryo. Torpedo/DER (top/DER), a …

We have used PCR to identify 13 novel protein-tyrosine kinase genes (tyro-1 to-13), six of
which (tyro-1 to-6). are preferentially expressed in the developing vertebrate nervous …

In Drosophila embryos, graded activity of the posterior determinant nanos@ OS) generates
abdominal segmentation by blocking protein expression from maternal transcripts of the …

The entire cytoplasmic contents of 15 highly polyploid nurse cells are transported rapidly to
the oocyte near the end of Drosophila oogenesis. chickadee is one of a small group of …

Twelve maternal effect loci are required for the production of Drosophila embryos with a
correct doraoventral axis. Analysis of mosaic females indicates that the expression of the …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in innate immunity in animals. Their discovery
was rewarded a Nobel Prize to Jules Hoffmann and Bruce Beutler in 2011. The name Toll …