title: Cracking open cell death in the Drosophila ovary.
abstract: The Drosophila melanogaster ovary is a powerful yet simple system with only a few cell types. Cell death in the ovary can be induced in response to multiple developmental and environmental signals. These cell deaths occur at distinct stages of oogenesis and involve unique mechanisms utilizing apoptotic, autophagic and perhaps necrotic processes. In this review, we summarize recent progress characterizing cell death mechanisms in the fly ovary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pritchett
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D016923:Cell Death; D004330:Drosophila / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009866:Oogenesis; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins