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Gene expression and morphogenesis during the deposition of Drosophila wing cuticle
1a Biology Department, Cell Biology Department , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , USA.
Abstract:
The exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods is a very versatile material that is characterized by a complex multilayer structure. In Sobala and Adler (2016) we analyzed the process of wing cuticle deposition by RNAseq and electron microscopy. In this extra view we discuss the unique aspects of the envelope the first and most outermost layer and the gene expression program seen at the end of cuticle deposition. We discussed the role of undulae in the deposition of cuticle and how the hydrophobicity of wing cuticle arises.

