Differentiation of the Drosophila serotonergic lineage depends on the regulation of Zfh-1 by Notch and Eagle
| Autor: | Martha J. Lundell, Hyung Kook Lee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Steroid Serotonin Lineage (genetic) Embryo Nonmammalian Cell Notch signaling pathway Genes Insect Biology Motor Activity Serotonergic Models Biological Article Animals Genetically Modified Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience medicine Animals Drosophila Proteins Cell Lineage Molecular Biology Transcription factor Genetics Regulation of gene expression Motor Neurons Analysis of Variance Behavior Animal Receptors Notch Gene Expression Regulation Developmental Cell Differentiation Cell Biology Axons Cell biology DNA-Binding Proteins Repressor Proteins medicine.anatomical_structure Notch proteins nervous system Drosophila Function (biology) Signal Transduction |
| Popis: | Elucidating mechanisms that differentiate motor neurons from interneurons are fundamental to understanding CNS development. Here we demonstrate that within the Drosophila NB 7-3/serotonergic lineage, different levels of Zfh-1 are required to specify unique properties of both motor neurons and interneurons. We present evidence that Zfh-1 is induced by Notch signaling and suppressed by the transcription factor Eagle. The antagonistic regulation of zfh-1 by Notch and Eagle results in Zfh-1 being expressed at low levels in the NB 7-3 interneurons and at higher levels in the NB 7-3 motor neurons. Furthermore, we present evidence that the induction of Zfh-1 by Notch occurs independently from canonical Notch signaling. We present a model where the differentiation of cell fates within the NB 7-3 lineage requires both canonical and non-canonical Notch signaling. Our observations on the regulation of Zfh-1 provide a new approach for examining the function of Zfh-1 in motor neurons and larval locomotion. |
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