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Heterochronic genes control cell cycle progress and developmental competence of C. elegans vulva precursor cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8625405     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Heterochronic genes control the timing of vulval development in the C. elegans hermaphrodite. lin-14 or lin-28 loss-of-function mutations cause the vulval precursor cells (VPCs) to enter S phase and to divide one larval stage earlier than in the wild type. A precocious vulva is formed by essentially normal cell lineage patterns, governed by the same intercellular signals as in the wild type. Mutations that prevent the normal developmental down-regulation of lin-14, activity delay or block VPC division and prevent vulval differentiation. A genetic pathway that includes lin-4, lin-14, and lin-28 controls when VPCs complete G1 and also controls when VPCs acquire the competence to respond to the intercellular patterning signals and express vulval fates.
Authors:
S Euling; V Ambros
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0092-8674     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell     Publication Date:  1996 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-21     Completed Date:  1996-06-21     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413066     Medline TA:  Cell     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  667-76     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics*,  growth & development*
Cell Differentiation
Cell Division
Cell Nucleus / physiology
DNA, Helminth / analysis
Female
Gene Expression
Genes, Helminth*
Genotype
Hydroxyurea / pharmacology
Mutation
Phenotype
Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
Temperature
Time Factors
Vulva / cytology,  growth & development*
beta-Galactosidase / analysis,  biosynthesis
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM34028/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA, Helminth; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 127-07-1/Hydroxyurea; EC 3.2.1.23/beta-Galactosidase

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