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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-16
pubmed:abstractText
The signal transduction pathway controlling determination of the identity of the R7 photoreceptor in the Drosophila eye is shown to harbor high levels of naturally occurring genetic variation. The number of ectopic R7 cells induced by the dosage-sensitive SevS11.1 transgene that encodes a mildly activated form of the Sevenless tyrosine kinase receptor is highly sensitive to the wild-type genetic background. Phenotypes range from complete suppression to massive overproduction of photoreceptors that exceeds reported effects of known single gene modifiers, and are to some extent sex-dependent. Signaling from the dominant gain-of-function Drosophila Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (DER-Ellipse) mutations is also sensitive to the genetic backgrounds, but there is no correlation with the effects on SevS11.1. This implies that different genes and/or alleles modify the two activated receptor genotypes. The evolutionary significance of the existence of high levels of genetic variation in the absence of normal phenotypic variation is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0949-944X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
207
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
462-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Eye Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Receptors, Invertebrate Peptide, pubmed-meshheading:9510541-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Naturally occurring genetic variation affects Drosophila photoreceptor determination.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Natural Science Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't