Article
Drosophila betaHeavy-spectrin is essential for development and contributes to specific cell fates in the eye.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 1998
Thomas G H, Zarnescu D C, Juedes A E, Bales M A, Londergan A, Korte C C, Kiehart D P
Abstract excerpt
The spectrin membrane skeleton is a ubiquitous cytoskeletal structure with several cellular roles, including the maintenance of cell integrity, determination of cell shape and as a contributor to cell polarity. We have isolated mutations in the gene encoding &bgr ;Heavy-spectrin in Drosophila, an...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cadherins
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Communication
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Eye
- Eye Abnormalities
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Insect
- Infertility
- Insect Proteins
- Microvilli
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
- Spectrin