Shortvein, a new component of the decapentaplegic gene complex in Drosophila melanogaster.
Shortvein, a new component of the decapentaplegic gene complex in Drosophila melanogaster.
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短脉,果蝇十肢麻痹基因复合体的新组成部分。
DOI:
10.1093/genetics/109.1.119
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发表时间:
1985
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Gelbart,WM
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作者:
Segal,D;Gelbart,WM
Our laboratory has been concerned with the structure and function of the decapentaplegic gene complex (DPP-C) inDrosophila melanogaster. To define the boundaries of the complex, we have studied the genetics of mutations allelic to a previously discovered mutation shortvein (shv), known to reside near decapentaplegic. We found that shortvein resides distal toHin-danddppwithin the same polytene chromosome doublet, 22F1-2. Lesions inshvcan affect not only the formation of the wing veins but also can interfere with normal development of parts of the adult and/or be lethal. Like those ofdppmutants, theshv-associated adult abnormalities affect distal epidermal structures. Someshvlesions cause a larval lethal syndrome which is associated with an unusually long larval stage (ca. five to six times its normal duration). Lesions inshvexhibit an involved pattern of complementation withdppmutations, indicating that bothshvanddppare parts of a single gene complex. A subset of the array of mutant phenotypes displayed byshv/dpp trans-heterozygotes appear to bedpp-specific phenotypes; we interpret these as reflecting an inactivation effect of certainshvalleles ondppfunctions. The other abnormalities displayed by thesetrans-heterozygotes appear to beshv-specific defects; we view these as indicating an inactivation effect of certaindppmutations onshvfunctions. Furthermore, embryonic lethal (EL) mutations within the DPP-C exhibit allelic interactions with allshvmutations. We conclude that the shortvein region represents a newly identified integrated portion of the DPP-C.