Article
Oogenic function of the myogenic factor D-MEF2: negative regulation of the decapentaplegic receptor gene thick veins.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Oct 1999
Mantrova E Y, Schulz R A, Hsu T
Abstract excerpt
The myogenic factor D-MEF2 is required for the proper differentiation of muscle cells during Drosophila embryogenesis and the correct patterning of indirect flight muscles assembled during later metamorphosis. In addition to these essential myogenic functions, mutant D-mef2 adult females are weakly fertile and produce defective eggs. D-MEF2 is expressed in nurse and follicle cells of the wild-type egg chamber. We...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Endonucleases
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Insect
- Genotype
- MEF2 Transcription Factors
- Muscle Development
- Muscles
- Mutagenesis