Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Sir2 non-autonomously controls differentiation of germline cells in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster
Champakali Ayyub, Ullas Kolthur‐Seetharam
This study shows that Sir2 in somatic cells, specifically escort cells, regulates germline differentiation and homeostasis in Drosophila ovary through Dpp signaling and genetic interactions with upd2.