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Cell Press, Current Biology, 6(21), p. R231-R233, 2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.071
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Oogenesis: Matrix Revolutions
Journal article published in 2011 by
Rebecca Bastock,
Daniel St Johnston 
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Abstract
The mechanism of egg-chamber elongation during Drosophila oogenesis has always been mysterious. A new study shows that the egg chambers spin around their long axis laying down polarised extracellular matrix, which acts as a molecular corset to restrict radial expansion.