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Peripodial cells regulate proliferation and patterning of Drosophila imaginal discs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11057906     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cells employ a diverse array of signaling mechanisms to establish spatial patterns during development. Nowhere is this better understood than in Drosophila, where the limbs and eyes arise from discrete epithelial sacs called imaginal discs. Molecular-genetic analyses of pattern formation have generally treated discs as single epithelial sheets. Anatomically, however, discs comprise a columnar cell monolayer covered by a squamous epithelium known as the peripodial membrane. Here we demonstrate that during development, peripodial cells signal to disc columnar cells via microtubule-based apical extensions. Ablation and targeted gene misexpression experiments demonstrate that peripodial cell signaling contributes to growth control and pattern formation in the eye and wing primordia. These findings challenge the traditional view of discs as monolayers and provide foundational evidence for peripodial cell function in Drosophila appendage development.
Authors:
M C Gibson; G Schubiger
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0092-8674     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell     Publication Date:  2000 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-11-15     Completed Date:  2000-11-15     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413066     Medline TA:  Cell     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  343-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Transport
Body Patterning*
Cell Surface Extensions / metabolism
Drosophila / cytology,  embryology*
Drosophila Proteins
Embryonic Induction*
Epithelial Cells*
Eye / anatomy & histology,  embryology
Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism
Microtubules / metabolism
Models, Biological
Molecular Motor Proteins / metabolism
Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / anatomy & histology,  embryology
Wing / embryology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM58282/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; T32 GM07270/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Drosophila Proteins; 0/Glued protein, Drosophila; 0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/Molecular Motor Proteins
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Cell. 2000 Oct 13;103(2):189-92   [PMID:  11057892 ]

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