Article
The kakapo mutation affects terminal arborization and central dendritic sprouting of Drosophila motorneurons.
The Journal of cell biology - 30 Nov 1998
Prokop A, Uhler J, Roote J, Bate M
Abstract excerpt
The lethal mutation l(2)CA4 causes specific defects in local growth of neuronal processes. We uncovered four alleles of l(2)CA4 and mapped it to bands 50A-C on the polytene chromosomes and found it to be allelic to kakapo (. Genetics. 146:275- 285). In embryos carrying our kakapo mutant alleles,...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Cytoskeleton
- Dendrites
- Drosophila
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genes, Insect
- Insect Proteins
- Membrane Proteins
- Microscopy, Electron
- Microtubules
- Motor Neurons
- Mutation
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Neuromuscular Junction
- Synapses