Mago Nashi and Tsunagi/Y14, respectively, regulate Drosophila germline stem cell differentiation and oocyte specification.

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Published in Dev Biol on June 13, 2007

Authors

David H Parma1, Paul E Bennett, Robert E Boswell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA.

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