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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
We have identified a novel Drosophila gene, DRacGAP, which behaves as a negative regulator of &Rgr;-family GTPases DRac1 and DCdc42. Reduced function of DRacGAP or increased expression of DRac1 in the wing imaginal disc cause similar effects on vein and sensory organ development and cell proliferation. These effects result from enhanced activity of the EGFR/Ras signalling pathway. We find that in the wing disc, DRac1 enhances EGFR/Ras-dependent activation of MAP Kinase in the prospective veins. Interestingly, DRacGAP expression is negatively regulated by the EGFR/Ras pathway in these regions. During vein formation, local DRacGAP repression would ensure maximal activity of Rac and, in turn, of Ras pathways in vein territories. Additionally, maximal expression of DRacGAP at the vein/intervein boundaries would help to refine the width of the veins. Hence, control of DRacGAP expression by the EGFR/Ras pathway is a previously undescribed feedback mechanism modulating the intensity and/or duration of its signalling during Drosophila development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5427-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-GTPase-Activating Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Genes, Insect, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Lac Operon, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-Wing, pubmed-meshheading:11076763-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
DRacGAP, a novel Drosophila gene, inhibits EGFR/Ras signalling in the developing imaginal wing disc.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC and UAM Cantoblanco, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't