Article
The sidekick gene, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is required for pattern formation in the Drosophila eye.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 1997
Nguyen D N, Liu Y, Litsky M L, Reinke R
Abstract excerpt
In the Drosophila eye imaginal disc the photoreceptor cells (R cells) differentiate according to a precise spatial and temporal order. The sidekick (sdk) gene is necessary to prevent extra R cells from differentiating during eye disc development. The extra cell appears between R3 and R4 early in...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Complementary
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Eye
- Eye Abnormalities
- Eye Proteins
- Female
- Genes, Insect
- Immunoglobulins
- Insect Proteins
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation