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Drosophila fasciclin I, a neural cell adhesion molecule, has a phosphatidylinositol lipid membrane anchor that is developmentally regulated.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2394715     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fasciclin I is a homophilic neural cell adhesion molecule which is regionally expressed on a subset of fasciculating axons in both the grasshopper and Drosophila embryo, suggesting a role in axonal recognition. It is also dynamically expressed on a variety of other embryonic tissues. Biochemical analysis of the fasciclin I glycoprotein from Drosophila embryonic membranes and Schneider 1 cells indicates that it is tightly associated with the lipid bilayer by a phosphatidylinositol lipid moiety. In Drosophila embryos a large fraction of fasciclin I protein has lost its membrane anchor. The ratio of this soluble form to the phosphatidylinositol-linked form changes during embryogenesis. We speculate that removal of the phosphatidylinositol lipid from the fasciclin I protein could be a mechanism to regulate its adhesive function.
Authors:
M Hortsch; C S Goodman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of biological chemistry     Volume:  265     ISSN:  0021-9258     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Biol. Chem.     Publication Date:  1990 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-09     Completed Date:  1990-10-09     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985121R     Medline TA:  J Biol Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  15104-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal / diagnostic use
Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / genetics*,  isolation & purification,  metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Drosophila / embryology*,  genetics
Embryo, Nonmammalian / physiology
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
Grasshoppers / genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Phosphatidylinositols / metabolism*
Polysaccharides / metabolism*
Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HD21294/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; 0/Glycosylphosphatidylinositols; 0/Phosphatidylinositols; 0/Polysaccharides; 0/fasciclin I

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