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From: Targeted Downregulation of s36 Protein Unearths its Cardinal Role in Chorion Biogenesis and Architecture during Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis

Figure 3

The indispensable contribution of s36 protein in biogenesis of chorion’s radial complexity.

(A,B) Transmission electron micrographs of representative control (c355-GAL4/+) follicles. (C–H) Transmission electron microscopy images of eggshell’s ultrastructural organization in s36-downregulated (c355 > s36_RNAi) follicles. Phenotypic variation (C–H) dictates the ability of s36 to modulate developmental randomness likely evolved during chorion’s assembly. VM: Vitelline Membrane, ICL: Inner Chorionic Layer, IE: Inner Endochorion (Floor), P: Pillar(s), OE: Outer Endochorion (Roof), EX: Exochorion, RN: Roof Network and FC: Follicle Cell(s). Scale Bars: 0.5 μm.

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