Article
Expression and function of the ultraspiracle (usp) gene during development of Drosophila melanogaster.
Developmental biology - 1 Sept 1994
Henrich V C, Szekely A A, Kim S J, Brown N E, Antoniewski C, Hayden M A, Lepesant J A, Gilbert L I
Abstract excerpt
The usp locus encodes a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily in Drosophila melanogaster that interacts with EcR (ecdysone receptor) to mediate ecdysteroid-induced gene expression. A 2.7-kb usp mRNA was detected at all developmental times tested, although its abundance varied. Among premetamorphic stages, both the 2.7-kb transcript and Usp protein attained their highest levels in the late third...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Drosophila Proteins
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Female
- Genes, Lethal
- Larva
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning