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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
In Drosophila, as in many other organisms, primordial germ cells show invasive and migratory behavior moving from their site of origin to the somatic component of the gonad. At a characteristic time in development, the primordial germ cells pass across the primordium of the gut and migrate on its outer surface toward the mesoderm, where they eventually associate with the somatic tissues of the gonad. Here we demonstrate that the exit and migration are specific behaviors of the primordial germ cells and that they are controlled by the somatic tissue of the embryo rather than by a germ cell autonomous clock. Using mutations, we show that these controlling somatic events probably occur in the tissue of the gut primordium itself.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Primordial germ cell migration in Drosophila melanogaster is controlled by somatic tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Roche Research Center, Nutley, NJ 07110.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article