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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The protein Elf-1 interacts with a cis-acting element that is required specifically for the neuronal expression of the Drosophila dopa decarboxylase gene Ddc. Using protein purified from Drosophila embryos, we raised Elf-1-specific monoclonal antibodies. The expression of Elf-1 during embryogenesis is restricted to nuclei of tissues derived from ectoderm, predominantly the central nervous system (CNS) and the epidermis. Within the CNS, Elf-1 is present in only a small fraction of nuclei, and the pattern of expressing nuclei changes dramatically during development. Elf-1 and Ddc are coexpressed in primary cultures of neural cells. However, we do not detect Elf-1 in Ddc-expressing neurons in vivo, leading to the suggestion that Elf-1 activity is required in vivo for initiation of Ddc expression but not for its maintenance. The antibodies also were used to isolate cDNA clones encoding Elf-1. Alternate forms of Elf-1 mRNA result in at least three protein isoforms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0890-9369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1130-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Embryonic expression pattern of a family of Drosophila proteins that interact with a central nervous system regulatory element.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't