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In this paper we describe the aggregation of cells from embryo-derived cell lines ofDrosophila, measured by examining the ability of single cells to adhere to one another when suspended in culture medium and swirled on a rotary shaker. Using this method we demonstrated the presence of receptors for Concanavalin A, soybean agglutinin, and possibly wheat germ agglutinin on the surface of Schneider's line-2 cells. Our work provides basic descriptive and background information for further studies onDrosophila cells, including those isolated from imaginal discs.
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Muckenthaler, F.A., Fausto-Sterling, A. Normal and lectin-mediated aggregation in aDrosophila cell line. Wilhelm Roux' Archiv 190, 118–122 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00848405
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