In arid hot dry areas, of southern Tunisia, the intense agricultural development of more than
200,000 tons/year relies on the exploitation of groundwater resources. The scarcity of …

The septate junction (SJ) provides an occluding function for epithelial tissues in invertebrate
organisms. This ability to seal the paracellular route between cells allows internal tissues to …

Metamorphosis of holometabolous insects, an elaborate change of form between larval,
pupal and adult stages, offers an ideal system to study the regulation of morphogenetic …

Epithelial tissues can elongate in two dimensions by polarized cell intercalation, oriented
cell division, or cell shape change, owing to local or global actomyosin contractile forces …

The inner side of the nuclear envelope (NE) is lined with lamins, a meshwork of intermediate
filaments that provides structural support for the nucleus and plays roles in many nuclear …

The steroid hormone ecdysone triggers transitions between developmental stages in
Drosophila by acting through a heterodimer consisting of the EcR and USP nuclear …

We generated and compared Drosophila models of RET fusions CCDC6-RET and NCOA4-
RET. Both RET fusions directed cells to migrate, delaminate, and undergo EMT, and both …

SWI/SNF ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes (remodelers) perform critical
functions in eukaryotic gene expression control. BAP and PBAP are the fly representatives of …

The tracheal system of Drosophila melanogaster has proven to be an excellent model
system for studying the development of branched tubular organs. Mechanisms regulating …

Abstract Ecdysone Receptor (EcR) mediates effects of the hormone ecdysone during larval
molts, pupal metamorphosis, and adult female oogenesis. In the ovary, egg chamber …