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Microvilli

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Rab11 effectors Fip5 and Fip1 regulate zebrafish intestinal development
Cayla E. Jewett, Bruce H. Appel, Rytis Prekeris

Biology Open 2020 9: bio055822 doi: 10.1242/bio.055822 Published 23 October 2020

Summary: The Rab11 effectors fip5a and fip5b function in parallel to regulate apical trafficking and microvilli establishment during zebrafish intestinal development. Moreover, cells upregulate Fip1 to compensate for loss of Fip5.
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chaoptin, prominin, eyes shut and crumbs form a genetic network controlling the apical compartment of Drosophila photoreceptor cells
Nagananda Gurudev, Michaela Yuan, Elisabeth Knust

Biology Open 2014 3: 332-341; doi: 10.1242/bio.20147310