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Title: | <i>Distal-less</i> and <i>spalt</i> are distal organisers of pierid wing patterns | Authors: | Qi Wee, Jocelyn Liang Banerjee, Tirtha Das Prakash, Anupama Seah, Kwi Shan Monteiro, Antónia |
Issue Date: | 7-Mar-2022 | Citation: | Qi Wee, Jocelyn Liang, Banerjee, Tirtha Das, Prakash, Anupama, Seah, Kwi Shan, Monteiro, Antónia (2022-03-07). Distal-less and spalt are distal organisers of pierid wing patterns. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.02.458688 | Abstract: | Two genes, Distal-less (Dll) and spalt (sal) , are known to be involved in establishing nymphalid butterfly wing patterns. They function in several ways: in the differentiation of the eyespot’s central signaling cells, or foci; in the differentiation of the surrounding black disc; in overall scale melanisation ( Dll ); and in elaborating marginal patterns, such as parafocal elements. However, little is known about the functions of these genes in the development of wing patterns in other butterfly families. Here, we study the expression and function of Dll and sal in the development of spots and other melanic wing patterns of the Indian cabbage white, Pieris canidia , a pierid butterfly. In P. canidia , both Dll and Sal proteins are expressed in the scale-building cells at the wing tips, in chevron patterns along the pupal wing margins, and in areas of future scale melanisation. Additionally, S al alone is expressed in the future black spots. CRISPR knockouts of Dll and sal showed that each gene is required for the development of melanic wing pattern elements, and repressing pteridine granule formation, in the areas where they are expressed. We conclude that both genes likely play ancestral roles in organising distal butterfly wing patterns, across pierid and nymphalid butterflies, but are unlikely to be differentiating signalling centers in pierids black spots. The genetic and developmental mechanisms that set up the location of spots and eyespots are likely distinct in each lineage. | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/242339 | DOI: | 10.1101/2021.09.02.458688 |
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