Article ; Online: Patched and Costal-2 mutations lead to differences in tissue overgrowth autonomy
Fly. 2022 Dec. 31, v. 16, no. 1 p.176-189
2022
Abstract: Genetic screens are used in Drosophila melanogaster to identify genes key in the regulation of organismal development and growth. These screens have defined signalling pathways necessary for tissue and organismal development, which are evolutionarily ... ...
| Abstract | Genetic screens are used in Drosophila melanogaster to identify genes key in the regulation of organismal development and growth. These screens have defined signalling pathways necessary for tissue and organismal development, which are evolutionarily conserved across species, including Drosophila. Here, we have used an FLP/FRT mosaic system to screen for conditional regulators of cell growth and cell division in the Drosophila eye. The conditional nature of this screen utilizes a block in the apoptotic pathway to prohibit the mosaic mutant cells from dying via apoptosis. From this screen, we identified two different mutants that mapped to the Hedgehog signalling pathway. Previously, we described a novel Ptc mutation and here we add to the understanding of disrupting the Hh pathway with a novel allele of Cos2. Both of these Hh components are negative regulators of the pathway, yet they depict mutant differences in the type of overgrowth created. Ptc mutations lead to overgrowth consisting of almost entirely wild-type tissue (non-autonomous overgrowth), while the Cos2 mutation results in tissue that is overgrown in both the mutant and wild-type clones (both autonomous and non-autonomous). These differences in tissue overgrowth are consistent in the Drosophila eye and wing. The observed difference is correlated with different deregulation patterns of pMad, the downstream effector of DPP signalling. This finding provides insight into pathway-specific differences that help to better understand intricacies of developmental processes and human diseases that result from deregulated Hedgehog signalling, such as basal cell carcinoma. |
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| Keywords | Drosophila melanogaster ; Erinaceidae ; alleles ; apoptosis ; carcinoma ; cell division ; cell growth ; eyes ; humans ; mutants ; mutation ; genetic screen ; Hedgehog signaling |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2022-1231 |
| Size | p. 176-189. |
| Publishing place | Taylor & Francis |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| ISSN | 1933-6942 |
| DOI | 10.1080/19336934.2022.2062991 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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