Drosophila myosin V is required for larval development and spermatid individualization
Mermall V, Bonafé N, Jones L, Sellers JR, Cooley L, Mooseker MS. Drosophila myosin V is required for larval development and spermatid individualization. Developmental Biology 2005, 286: 238-255. PMID: 16126191, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.07.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvestment conesLarval developmentClass V myosinsIndividualization complexSpermatid individualizationCytological defectsTruncation alleleVesicular trafficRNA transportActin structuresLarval tissuesMutant animalsMature spermSperm nucleiMyoVSpermatid maturationMolecular motorsMyosin VMechanochemical couplingDetectable defectsV geneMicrotubulesIndividual membranesActinSpermatogenesis