Developmental BiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
The Drosophila drop-dead gene is required for eggshell integrity
Tayler D. Sheahan, Amanpreet Grewal, Laura Elizabeth Korthauer, Edward Michael Blumenthal
This study shows that the Drosophila drop-dead gene is essential for vitelline membrane crosslinking during eggshell synthesis, leading to embryonic arrest in mutant females.