Patterning and morphogenesis of the follicle cell epithelium during Drosophila oogenesis

Abstract

The follicle cells have proved to be much more than a simple layer of cells over the egg chamber which will produce some of the biochemical building blocks of the egg such as the yolk and egg membranes. They are constantly interacting with each other and the germ-line to co-ordinate and build the egg chamber, oocyte and eggshell. Although we now understand much more about these dynamic cells there remains a lot more to discover.