Centrioles in Fruit Flies Cells (IMAGE)

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

Centrioles in Fruit Flies Cells

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Images of a sperm-precursor cell from the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. A) Cells with normal levels of PLK4 protein have four centrioles (green); B) Cells with higher levels of PLK4 protein have extra-number of centrioles. Green and blue colors represent centrioles and DNA, respectively.

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Swadhin Jana, IGC.

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