EOG8FXTNC GO:0004222 24/67 metalloendopeptidase activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions." [GOC:mah, http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#CATTYPE, http://merops.sanger.ac.uk/about/glossary.htm#ENDOPEPTIDASE] EOG8FXTNC GO:0008270 11/67 zinc ion binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with zinc (Zn) ions." [GOC:ai] EOG8FXTNC GO:0030713 1/67 ovarian follicle cell stalk formation biological_process "Development of ovarian follicle cells to create the interfollicular stalks that connect the egg chambers of progressive developmental stages. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster." [GOC:mtg_sensu, PMID:10822261] EOG8FXTNC GO:0001541 1/67 ovarian follicle development biological_process "The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ovarian follicle over time, from its formation to the mature structure." [GOC:go_curators] EOG8FXTNC GO:0048477 1/67 oogenesis biological_process "The complete process of formation and maturation of an ovum or female gamete from a primordial female germ cell. Examples of this process are found in Mus musculus and Drosophila melanogaster." [GOC:kmv, GOC:mtg_sensu, GOC:pr]