Article
Rhodopsin plays an essential structural role in Drosophila photoreceptor development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 1995
Kumar J P, Ready D F
Abstract excerpt
Null mutations of the Drosophila Rh1 rhodopsin gene, ninaE, result in developmental defects in the photosensitive membranes, the rhabdomeres, of compound eye photoreceptors R1-R6. In normal flies, Rh1 expression begins at about 78% of pupal life. At approximately 90% of pupal life, a specialized...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Drosophila
- Microscopy, Electron
- Morphogenesis
- Muscles
- Mutation
- Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
- Rhodopsin