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Liprin-alpha has LAR-independent functions in R7 photoreceptor axon targeting.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Aug 2006
Hofmeyer Kerstin, Maurel-Zaffran Corinne, Sink Helen, Treisman Jessica E
Abstract excerpt
In the Drosophila visual system, the color-sensing photoreceptors R7 and R8 project their axons to two distinct layers in the medulla. Loss of the receptor tyrosine phosphatase LAR from R7 photoreceptors causes their axons to terminate prematurely in the R8 layer. Here we identify a null mutation in the Liprin-alpha gene based on a similar R7 projection defect. Liprin-alpha physically interacts with the inactive...
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