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dc.title | Bifocal and PP1 interaction regulates targeting of the R-cell growth cone in Drosophila | |
dc.contributor.author | Babu, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bahri, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Alphey, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chia, W. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-01T06:53:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-01T06:53:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-12-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Babu, K., Bahri, S., Alphey, L., Chia, W. (2005-12-15). Bifocal and PP1 interaction regulates targeting of the R-cell growth cone in Drosophila. Developmental Biology 288 (2) : 372-386. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.09.017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 00121606 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/113382 | |
dc.description.abstract | Bifocal is a putative cytoskeletal regulator and a Protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) interacting protein that mediates normal photoreceptor morphology in Drosophila. We show here that Bif and PP1-87B as well as their ability to interact with each other are required for photoreceptor growth cone targeting in the larval visual system. Single mutants for bif or PP1-87B show defects in axonal projections in which the axons of the outer photoreceptors bypass the lamina, where they normally terminate. The data show that the functions of bif and PP1-87B in either stabilizing R-cell morphology (for Bif) or regulating the cell cycle (for PP1-87B) can be uncoupled from their function in visual axon targeting. Interestingly, the axon targeting phenotypes are observed in both PP1-87B mutants and PP1-87B overexpression studies, suggesting that an optimal PP1 activity may be required for normal axon targeting. bif mutants also display strong genetic interactions with receptor tyrosine phosphatases, dptp10d and dptp69d, and biochemical studies demonstrate that Bif interacts directly with F-actin in vitro. We propose that, as a downstream component of axon signaling pathways, Bif regulates PP1 activity, and both proteins influence cytoskeleton dynamics in the growth cone of R cells to allow proper axon targeting. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | |
dc.description.uri | http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.09.017 | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | Axon guidance | |
dc.subject | Bifocal | |
dc.subject | Cytoskeleton | |
dc.subject | F-actin | |
dc.subject | Optic lobe | |
dc.subject | Photoreceptors | |
dc.subject | Protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | DEAN'S OFFICE (MEDICINE) | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.09.017 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Developmental Biology | |
dc.description.volume | 288 | |
dc.description.issue | 2 | |
dc.description.page | 372-386 | |
dc.description.coden | DEBIA | |
dc.identifier.isiut | 000234455900006 | |
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