Eip78CsfGFP,Tag:FLAG protein is detected in the nuclei of nurse cells beginning in germarium regions 2b/3, and continuing through oogenesis stage S10. Eip78CsfGFP,Tag:FLAG protein is also detected in follicle cells, including in oocyte associated (main body) follicle cells, and in border follicle cells.
Eip78CsfGFP,Tag:FLAG partially rescues Df(3L)BSC419/Eip78CΔ31
The decreased number of cap cells per germarium and the high proportion of ovarioles that contain dying follicles characteristic for Eip78CΔ31/Df(3L)BSC419 adult females can be partially restored by combination with single copy of Eip78CT:Avic\GFP-SF,T:Zzzz\FLAG but the reduced number of germline stem cells per germarium is not rescued.