Article
The Drosophila tissue polarity gene starry night encodes a member of the protocadherin family.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1999
Chae J, Kim M J, Goo J H, Collier S, Gubb D, Charlton J, Adler P N, Park W J
Abstract excerpt
The tissue polarity genes control the polarity of hairs, bristles and ommatidia in the adult epidermis of Drosophila. We report here the identification of a new tissue polarity gene named starry night (stan). Mutations in this essential gene alter the polarity of cuticular structures in all regions of the adult body. The detailed polarity phenotype of stan on the wing suggested that it is most likely a component...
Topics
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Body Patterning
- Cadherins
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Polarity
- Chromosome Mapping
- Clone Cells
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Frizzled Receptors
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental