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</script>Epithelial tubes are the infrastructure for organs and tissues, and tube morphogenesis requires precise orchestration of cell signaling, shape, migration, and adhesion. Follicle cells in the Drosophila ovary form a pair of epithelial tubes whose lumens act as molds for the eggshell respiratory filaments, or dorsal appendages (DAs). DA formation is a robust and accessible model for studying the patterning, formation, and expansion of epithelial tubes. Tramtrack69 (TTK69), a transcription factor that exhibits a variable embryonic DNA-binding preference, controls DA lumen volume and shape by promoting tube expansion; the tramtrack mutation twin peaks (ttk(twk)) reduces TTK69 levels late in oogenesis, inhibiting this expansion. Microarray analysis of wild-type and ttk(twk) ovaries, followed by in situ hybridization and RNAi of candidate genes, identified the Phospholipase B-like protein Lamina ancestor (LAMA), the scaffold protein Paxillin, the endocytotic regulator Shibire (Dynamin), and the homeodomain transcription factor Mirror, as TTK69 effectors of DA-tube expansion. These genes displayed enriched expression in DA-tube cells, except lama, which was expressed in all follicle cells. All four genes showed reduced expression in ttk(twk) mutants and exhibited RNAi phenotypes that were enhanced in a ttk(twk)/+ background, indicating ttk(twk) genetic interactions. Although previous studies show that Mirror patterns the follicular epithelium prior to DA tubulogenesis, we show that Mirror has an independent, novel role in tube expansion, involving positive regulation of Paxillin. Thus, characterization of ttk(twk)-differentially expressed genes expands the network of TTK69 effectors, identifies novel epithelial tube-expansion regulators, and significantly advances our understanding of this vital developmental process.
Dynamins, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Dynamin (shibire), TTK69-binding preference, Epithelium, Mirror, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Gene Regulatory Networks, Eye Proteins, Molecular Biology, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Homeodomain Proteins, Models, Genetic, Gene Expression Profiling, Ovary, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Drosophila melanogaster, Epithelial tube morphogenesis, Mutation, Tramtrack69 (TTK69), Female, Paxillin, Developmental Biology
Dynamins, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Dynamin (shibire), TTK69-binding preference, Epithelium, Mirror, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Gene Regulatory Networks, Eye Proteins, Molecular Biology, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Homeodomain Proteins, Models, Genetic, Gene Expression Profiling, Ovary, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Drosophila melanogaster, Epithelial tube morphogenesis, Mutation, Tramtrack69 (TTK69), Female, Paxillin, Developmental Biology
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