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8026632

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
The patched (ptc) segment polarity gene of Drosophila encodes a transmembrane protein involved in cell signaling that establishes pattern within the segment. In the posterior half of the parasegment Patched protein represses transcription of the wingless (wg) gene by an unknown mechanism. In the most posterior row of cells in each parasegment this repression is neutralized by a signal possibly carried by the product of the hedgehog gene, allowing wg expression. High levels of Patched expression might therefore overcome the repression and repress wg in all cells. Here we use a heat shock-inducible promoter to transiently express high levels of Patched in all cells. A single pulse of Patched transgene expression has little or no effect on the segmental pattern, as has been previously reported. Repeated pulses of Patched production drastically alter the segment pattern to mimic embryos lacking one of the wg class of segment polarity genes. We observe repression of wg and gooseberry (a wg class gene) transcription in the germband ectoderm but not in the head. Expression of two other segment polarity genes, engrailed and cubitus interruptus, is unaffected. Thus excess Patched is capable of overcoming the neutralizing signal.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0012-1606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
300-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
patched overexpression causes loss of wingless expression in Drosophila embryos.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305-5427.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't