Article
Genomic analysis of Drosophila neuronal remodeling: a role for the RNA-binding protein Boule as a negative regulator of axon pruning.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 11 Jun 2008
Hoopfer Eric D, Penton Andrea, Watts Ryan J, Luo Liqun
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila mushroom body (MB) gamma neurons undergo axon pruning during metamorphosis through a process of localized degeneration of specific axon branches. Developmental axon degeneration is initiated by the steroid hormone ecdysone, acting through a nuclear receptor complex composed of USP (ultraspiracle) and EcRB1 (ecdysone receptor B1) to regulate gene expression in MB gamma neurons. To identify...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Axons
- CD8 Antigens
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Ecdysone
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genomics
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
