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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 5, Pages 745-752Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2003.07.004
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copper cells; acid-secreting cells; gastric parietal cells; labial gene
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM49301] Funding Source: Medline
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Copper cells in the Drosophila larval midgut Were originally named for their ability to accumulate dietary copper. Recent studies have uncovered a number of intriguing similarities between copper cells and the acid-producing gastric parietal cells of the mammalian stomach. In addition to their shared roles in stomach acidification, they share a peculiar invaginated morphology in which the apical cell surface is buried deep within the cytoplasm. These shared properties of morphology and function portend the identification of shared molecular mechanisms that account for their specialized roles in digestive physiology. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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