10.6084/m9.figshare.12149985.v2 Jaquelyn Villalba Jaquelyn Villalba Elizabeth Eldon Elizabeth Eldon Interactions between the 18-wheeler gene and X-chromosome linked genes affect salivary gland development in Drosophila melanogaster TAGC 2020 2020 Development 18-wheeler Salivary Gland Drosophila melanogaster Cell Development, Proliferation and Death Genetics Cell Biology 2020-04-24 15:44:54 Poster https://tagc2020.figshare.com/articles/poster/Interactions_between_the_18-wheeler_gene_and_X-chromosome_linked_genes_affect_salivary_gland_development_in_Drosophila_melanogaster/12149985 The <i>18-wheeler</i> (<i>18w</i>) gene found in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> directs epithelial cell migration during embryonic development and affects salivary gland morphogenesis. Homozygous <i>18w </i>mutant embryos have abnormal salivary glands. To identify genes interacting with <i>18w</i> during epithelial organ development we utilize the observation that embryos heterozygous both for <i>18w</i> and for a gene that interacts with <i>18w</i> produce defective salivary glands.