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Nature Cell Biology 5, 994–1000 (1 November 2003) | doi:10.1038/ncb1058

The large Maf factor Traffic Jam controls gonad morphogenesis in Drosophila

Michelle A. Li , Jeffrey D. Alls , Rita M. Avancini , Karen Koo & Dorothea Godt

Interactions between somatic and germline cells are critical for the normal development of egg and sperm. Here we show that the gene traffic jam (tj) produces a soma-specific factor that controls gonad morphogenesis and is required for female and male fertility.