Drosophila nonmuscle myosin II has multiple essential roles in imaginal disc and egg chamber morphogenesis

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				S. M. Jackson and C. A. Berg Soma-to-Germline Interactions During Drosophila Oogenesis Are Influenced by Dose-Sensitive Interactions Between cut and the Genes cappuccino, ovarian tumor and agnostic Genetics, September 1, 1999; 153(1): 289 - 303. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				P. Niewiadomska, D. Godt, and U. Tepass DE-Cadherin Is Required for Intercellular Motility during Drosophila Oogenesis J. Cell Biol., February 8, 1999; 144(3): 533 - 547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				N Matova, S Mahajan-Miklos, M. Mooseker, and L Cooley Drosophila quail, a villin-related protein, bundles actin filaments in apoptotic nurse cells Development, January 12, 1999; 126(24): 5645 - 5657. [Abstract] [PDF]

				W Deng, K Leaper, and M Bownes A targeted gene silencing technique shows that Drosophila myosin VI is required for egg chamber and imaginal disc morphogenesis J. Cell Sci., January 11, 1999; 112(21): 3677 - 3690. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D. Montell The genetics of cell migration in Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans development Development, January 6, 1999; 126(14): 3035 - 3046. [Abstract] [PDF]