A reading frame without a termination codon among 50 or more codons is referred to as an open reading frame (ORF).

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Translated Gurken is received by Torpedo proteins. Torpedo signal causes follicle cells to differentiate to a dorsal morphology.

Gurken does not diffuse to ventral

follicle cells

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Pipe synthesis is inhibited in dorsal follicle cells

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Ventral follicle cells synthesize Pipe. Pipe signal sulfates ventral vitelline proteins

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Sulfated vitelline membrane proteins bind Gastrulation-defective.

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GD cleaves Snake to its active form and forms a complex with Snake and uncleaved Easter proteins.

Easter protein is cleaved into its

active form.

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Cleaved Easter binds to and cleaves Spätzle; activated Spätzle binds to Toll receptor protein