Article
The Drosophila Extradenticle and Homothorax selector proteins control branchless/FGF expression in mesodermal bridge-cells.
EMBO reports - 1 Aug 2005
Merabet Samir, Ebner Andreas, Affolter Markus
Abstract excerpt
The stereotyped outgrowth of tubular branches of the Drosophila tracheal system is orchestrated by the local and highly dynamic expression profile of branchless (bnl), which encodes a secreted fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-like molecule. Despite the importance of the spatial and temporal bnl regulation, little is known about the upstream mechanisms that establish its complex expression pattern. Here, we show...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Fibroblast Growth Factors
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Homeodomain Proteins
- Homozygote
- In Situ Hybridization
- Ligands
- Mesoderm