Downstream components of the wg signaling pathway are essential in maintaining SSCs in the Drosophila ovary
| Genotypes . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 1 week . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 2 weeks . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 3 weeks . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 26.9% (145) | 21.6% (268) | 15.1% (218) |
| dshVA135 | 18.4% (208) | 1.5% (328) | 0.0% (340) |
| Arm2 | 14.8% (162) | 0.5% (357) | 0.0% (272) |
| Arm8 | 24.3% (218) | 12.7% (283) | 6.0% (283) |
| Arm3 | 6.7% (150) | 0.2% (416) | 0.0% (461) |
| arm4 | 13.0% (192) | 0.7% (282) | 0.0% (282) |
| AxnS044230 | 23.6% (127) | 3.7% (107) | 0.5% (203) |
| sggM1-1 | 21.2% (396) | 5.1% (297) | 0.4% (242) |
| Genotypes . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 1 week . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 2 weeks . | Percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC after 3 weeks . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 26.9% (145) | 21.6% (268) | 15.1% (218) |
| dshVA135 | 18.4% (208) | 1.5% (328) | 0.0% (340) |
| Arm2 | 14.8% (162) | 0.5% (357) | 0.0% (272) |
| Arm8 | 24.3% (218) | 12.7% (283) | 6.0% (283) |
| Arm3 | 6.7% (150) | 0.2% (416) | 0.0% (461) |
| arm4 | 13.0% (192) | 0.7% (282) | 0.0% (282) |
| AxnS044230 | 23.6% (127) | 3.7% (107) | 0.5% (203) |
| sggM1-1 | 21.2% (396) | 5.1% (297) | 0.4% (242) |
The percentage of germaria carrying a marked SSC at a given time point=the number of germaria carrying a marked SSC/total germaria examined ×100. Total germaria examined for each genotype at that time point are give in parentheses.