
Temporal and spatial regulation of proliferation and differentiation by signaling pathways is essential for animal development. Drosophila follicular epithelial cells provide an excellent model system for the study of temporal regulation of cell proliferation. In follicle cells, the Notch pathway stops proliferation and promotes a switch from the mitotic cycle to the endocycle. Here, we show that zinc-finger transcription factor Hindsight mediates the role of Notch in regulating cell differentiation and the switch of cell-cycle programs. Hindsight is required and sufficient to stop proliferation and induce the transition to the endocycle. To do so, it represses string, Cut, and Hedgehog signaling, which promote proliferation during early oogenesis. Hindsight, along with another zinc-finger protein, Tramtrack, downregulates Hedgehog signaling through transcriptional repression of cubitus interruptus. Our studies suggest that Hindsight bridges the two antagonistic pathways, Notch and Hedgehog, in the temporal regulation of follicle-cell proliferation and differentiation.
Homeodomain Proteins, Receptors, Notch, Embryonic Development, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Nuclear Proteins, DEVBIO, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Epithelial Cells, CELLCYCLE, DNA-Binding Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Ovarian Follicle, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Female, Hedgehog Proteins, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Developmental Biology, Cell Proliferation, Transcription Factors
Homeodomain Proteins, Receptors, Notch, Embryonic Development, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Nuclear Proteins, DEVBIO, Cell Cycle Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Epithelial Cells, CELLCYCLE, DNA-Binding Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Ovarian Follicle, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Female, Hedgehog Proteins, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Developmental Biology, Cell Proliferation, Transcription Factors
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