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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kawano T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661605 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20151127
Desiccate (Desi), initially discovered as a gene expressing in the epidermis of Drosophila larvae for protection from desiccation stress, was recently found to be robustly expressed in the adult labellum; however, the function, as well as precise expression sites, was unknown. Here, we found that Desi is expressed in two different types of non-neuronal cells of the labellum, the epidermis and thecogen accessory cells. Labellar Desi expression was significantly elevated under arid conditions, acc ...[more]