Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Programmed cell death (PCD) plays a central role in the sculpting and maturation of developing epithelia. In adult tissue, PCD plays a further role in the prevention of malignancy though removal of damaged cells. Here, we report that mutations in klumpfuss result in an excess of support cells during maturation of the developing Drosophila pupal retina. These ectopic cells are the result of a partial and specific failure of apoptotic death during normal cell fate selection. klumpfuss is required and differentially expressed in the cells that choose the life or death cell fate. We also provide genetic and biochemical evidence that klumpfuss regulates this process through down-regulation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor/dRas1 signaling pathway. Based on its sequence Klumpfuss is an EGR-class nuclear factor, and our results suggest a mechanism by which mutations in EGR-class factors such as Wilms' Tumor Suppressor-1 may result in oncogenic events such as pediatric kidney tumors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0925-4773
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
537-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Drosophila melanogaster, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-Wnt Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15172685-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
klumpfuss regulates cell death in the Drosophila retina.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue; Campus Box 8103, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.