kel amino acids Q120 to M688 (coordinates according to FBrf0057892), tagged at the amino-terminal end with a Tag:MYC tag, are expressed under the control of an otu promoter.
nurse cell & plasma membrane
Females expressing kelΔNORF1.otu.T:Hsap\MYC in a wild-type background show a dramatic loss of nurse cell plasma membrane integrity. This produces multinucleate nurse cells and an average of 4-7 nurse cell nuclei are located in the oocyte. Ring canals degenerate after stage 6.