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Induction of puffs in Drosophila salivary gland cells by mitochondrial factor(s)

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IT is well established that specific puffs can be induced in the polytene chromosomes of Drosophila larvae by treatments such as heat shock1–3 and by substances which interfere with respiration4; however, the intracellular signals produced in these conditions for the induction of specific puffs are not known. It has been suggested5 that these signal(s) might come from mitochondria. I have investigated this possibility, using Drosophila hydei.

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SIN, Y. Induction of puffs in Drosophila salivary gland cells by mitochondrial factor(s). Nature 258, 159–160 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/258159a0

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