cornichon and the EGF receptor signaling process are necessary for both anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral pattern formation in Drosophila

Siegfried Roth, F. Shira Neuman-Silberberg, Gail Barcelo, Trudi Schüpbach

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Abstract

In Drosophila, the dorsal-ventral polarity of the egg chamber depends on the localization of the oocyte nucleus and the gurken RNA to the dorsal-anterior corner of the oocyte. Gurken protein presumably acts as a ligand for the Drosophila EGF receptor (torpedo/DER) expressed in the somatic follicle cells surrounding the oocyte. cornichon is a gene required in the germline for dorsal-ventral signaling. cornichon, gurken, and torpedo also function in an earlier signaling event that establishes posterior follicle cell fates and specifies the anterior-posterior polarity of the egg chamber. Mutations in all three genes prevent the formation of a correctly polarized microtubule cytoskeleton required for proper localization of the anterior and posterior determinants bicoid and oskar and for the asymmetric positioning of the oocyte nucleus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)967-978
Number of pages12
JournalCell
Volume81
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 16 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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