PQN-75 is expressed in the pharyngeal gland cells of Caenorhabditis elegans and is dispensable for germline development

In Caenorhabditis elegans, five pharyngeal gland cells reside in the terminal bulb of the pharynx and extend anterior processes to five contact points in the pharyngeal lumen. Pharyngeal gland cells secrete mucin-like proteins thought to facilitate digestion, hatching, molting and assembly of the su...

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Main Authors: Jesse D. Rochester, Paige C. Tanner, Catherine S. Sharp, Karolina M. Andralojc, Dustin L. Updike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-09-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/9/1355