Fruit Fly Border Cells (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Fruit Fly Border Cells (1 of 2)

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Fruit fly border cells form clusters of six to eight cells, which display directional migration during oogenesis. The egg chamber is in red and border cells (their actin cytoskeletons) are in green. The border cells display protrusions that are important for their migration in the tissue environment.

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Pekka Lappalainen group, University of Helsinki

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