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The dg2 (for) gene confers a renal phenotype in Drosophila by modulation of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase.
The Journal of experimental biology - 1 Jul 2004
MacPherson Matthew R, Broderick Kate E, Graham Shirley, Day Jonathan P, Houslay Miles D, Dow Julian A T, Davies Shireen A
Abstract excerpt
Fluid transport in Drosophila melanogaster tubules is regulated by guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) signalling. Here we compare the functional effects on tubules of different alleles of the dg2 (foraging or for) gene encoding a cGMP-dependent protein kinase (cGK), and show that the fors allele confers an epithelial phenotype. This manifests itself as hypersensitivity of epithelial fluid transport to...
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