Passover: a gene required for synaptic connectivity in the giant fiber system of Drosophila.

doi:10.1016/0092-8674(93)90274-t

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Passover: a gene required for synaptic connectivity in the giant fiber system of Drosophila.

Cell - 4 Jun 1993

Krishnan S N, Frei E, Swain G P, Wyman R J

Abstract excerpt

Passover (Pas) flies fail to jump in response to a light-off stimulus. The mutation disrupts specific synapses of the giant fibers (GFs), command neurons for this response. Pas was cloned from a P element-induced allele. The cDNA encodes a putative membrane protein of 361 amino acids. Null, hypom...

Topics

Alleles
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Connexins
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Female
Gene Expression
Genomic Library
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Organ Specificity
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Synapses

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