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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
During Drosophila eye development, cell proliferation is coordinated with differentiation. Immediately posterior to the morphogenetic furrow, cells enter a synchronous round of S phase called second mitotic wave. We have examined the role of RBF, the Drosophila RB family homolog, in cell cycle progression in the second mitotic wave. RBF-280, a mutant form of RBF that has four putative cdk phosphorylation sites mutated, can no longer be regulated by Cyclin D or Cyclin E. Expression of RBF-280 in the developing eye revealed that RBF-280 does not inhibit G1/S transition in the second mitotic wave, rather it delays the completion of S phase and leads to abnormal eye development. These observations suggest that RB/E2F control the rate of S-phase progression instead of G1/S transition in the second mitotic wave. Characterization of the role of RBF in Cyclin D/Cdk4-mediated cellular growth showed that RBF-280 blocks Cyclin D/Cdk4 induced cellular growth in the proliferating wing disc cells but not in the non-dividing eye disc cells. By contrast, RBF-280 does not block activated Ras-induced cellular growth. These results suggest that the ability of Cyclin D/Cdk4 to drive growth in the proliferating wing cells is distinct from that in the none-dividing eye cells or the ability of activated Ras to induce growth, and that RBF may have a role in regulating growth in the proliferating wing discs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cdk4 protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CycD protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin D, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drosophila Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Rbf protein, Drosophila, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Retinoblastoma Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
129
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1345-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of RBF in developmentally regulated cell proliferation in the eye disc and in Cyclin D/Cdk4 induced cellular growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Ben May Institute for Cancer Research and Center for Molecular Oncology, The University of Chicago, 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't