Control of male and female fertility by the netrin axon guidance genes.

The netrin axon guidance genes have previously been implicated in fertility in C. elegans and in vertebrates. Here we show that adult Drosophila lacking both netrin genes, NetA and NetB, have fertility defects in both sexes together with an inability to fly and reduced viability. NetAB females produ...

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Main Authors: Gunnar Newquist, Jesse Hogan, Kirsti Walker, Matthew Lamanuzzi, Micah Bowser, Thomas Kidd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744485?pdf=render