Differential requirement of EGFR signaling for the expression of defective proventriculus gene in the Drosophila endoderm and ectoderm
Copyright policy )Differential requirement of EGFR signaling for the expression of defective proventriculus gene in the Drosophila endoderm and ectoderm
A homeobox gene, defective proventriculus (dve), is expressed in various tissues including the ventral ectoderm and midgut. Here, we show the expression pattern of dve in the ventral ectoderm, in which dve expression is induced by Spitz, a ligand for Drosophila epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In spitz mutants, dve expression is only lost in the ventral ectoderm and overexpression of Spitz induces ectopic dve activation in the ventral ectoderm. Dve expression in the middle midgut depends on Decapentaplegic (Dpp) signaling, while expression of a dominant-negative form of Drosophila EGFR (DER(DN)) also causes a marked decrease in dve expression in the middle midgut. Furthermore, heterozygous mutation of thick veins (tkv), a Dpp receptor, strongly enhances the effect of DER(DN). These results indicate that EGFR signaling is crucial for dve expression in the ventral ectoderm and is required in the middle midgut where it cooperates with Dpp signaling.
- Institute of Science Tokyo Japan
- RIKEN Japan
- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Japan
- Okayama University Japan
Homeodomain Proteins, Epidermal Growth Factor, Endoderm, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Membrane Proteins, ErbB Receptors, Ectoderm, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Tissue Distribution
Homeodomain Proteins, Epidermal Growth Factor, Endoderm, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Membrane Proteins, ErbB Receptors, Ectoderm, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Drosophila, Tissue Distribution
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