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Pechmann M, Prpic NM. The T-box gene optomotor-blind organizes proximodistal leg patterning in the beetle Tribolium castaneum by repressing dorsal Dpp pathway activity. Dev Biol 2021; 482:124-134. [PMID: 34942194 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Leg axis formation in Drosophila is organized by Wingless (Wg) and Decapentaplegic (Dpp) that control a number of downstream factors to pattern the dorsoventral (DV) and proximodistal (PD) axis. The T-box genes are important downstream factors mainly involved in dorsoventral leg axis formation. The ventral side is specified by H15 and midline, whereas optomotor-blind (omb) and Dorsocross (Doc1) are factors to specify dorsal cell fates. We show here that omb also organizes PD leg axis patterning in the beetle Tribolium castaneum. In the legs, Tc-omb is expressed along the dorsal side and represses ventral factors like wg and H15. Intriguingly, removing Tc-omb function leads to the activation of the Dpp pathway along the dorsal side of the legs, thus mimicking normal dpp expression in Drosophila. Dpp activity along the dorsal side leads to altered expression of proximal-distal patterning genes such as Distal-less (Dll) and dachshund (dac). Our results indicate a cell-autonomous activation of Dll and repression of dac by dpp. These findings are compatible with the cross-regulatory "cascade model" of proximal-distal leg imaginal disc patterning of Drosophila.
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- Matthias Pechmann
- Universität zu Köln, Biozentrum Köln, Institut für Zoologie, Zülpicher Straße 47b, 50674, Köln, Germany.
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- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Institut für Allgemeine Zoologie und Entwicklungsbiologie, AG Zoologie mit dem Schwerpunkt Molekulare Entwicklungsbiologie, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 38, 35392, Gießen, Germany.
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Fan Z, Zhang J, Wang D, Shen J. T-box transcription factors Dorsocross and optomotor-blind control Drosophila leg patterning in a functionally redundant manner. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 129:103516. [PMID: 33412239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The T-box genes are essential transcription factors during limb development. In Drosophila, Dorsocross (Doc) and optomotor-blind (omb), members of the Tbx2 and Tbx6 families, are best studied in the Drosophila wing development. Despite prominently expressed in leg discs, the specific function of these genes in leg growth is still not revealed. Here we demonstrated that Doc and omb regulated the morphogenesis of leg intermediate regions in a functionally redundant manner. Loss of Doc or omb individually did not result in any developmental defects of the legs, but loss of both genes induced significant defects in femur and proximal tibia of the adult legs. These genes located in the dorsal domain, where the Doc region expanded and cross-overlapped with the omb region corresponding to the presumptive leg intermediate region. We detected that the normal epithelial folds in the leg discs were disrupted along with dorsal repression of cell proliferation and activation of cell apoptosis when Doc and omb were both reduced. Furthermore, the dorsal expression of dachshund (dac), a canonical leg developmental gene specifying the leg intermediate region, was maintained by Doc and omb. Meanwhile, the Notch pathway was compromised in the dorsal domain when these genes were reduced, which might contribute to the joint defect of the adult leg intermediate regions. Our study provides cytological and genetic evidence for understanding the redundant function of Doc and omb in leg morphogenesis.
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- Zongyang Fan
- Department of Entomology and MOA Lab for Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Lab for Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Lab for Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Lab for Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Massey JH, Rice GR, Firdaus AS, Chen CY, Yeh SD, Stern DL, Wittkopp PJ. Co-evolving wing spots and mating displays are genetically separable traits in Drosophila. Evolution 2020; 74:1098-1111. [PMID: 32363590 DOI: 10.1111/evo.13990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The evolution of sexual traits often involves correlated changes in morphology and behavior. For example, in Drosophila, divergent mating displays are often accompanied by divergent pigment patterns. To better understand how such traits co-evolve, we investigated the genetic basis of correlated divergence in wing pigmentation and mating display between the sibling species Drosophila elegans and Drosophila gunungcola. Drosophila elegans males have an area of black pigment on their wings known as a wing spot and appear to display this spot to females by extending their wings laterally during courtship. By contrast, D. gunungcola lost both of these traits. Using Multiplexed Shotgun Genotyping (MSG), we identified a ∼440 kb region on the X chromosome that behaves like a genetic switch controlling the presence or absence of male-specific wing spots. This region includes the candidate gene optomotor-blind (omb), which plays a critical role in patterning the Drosophila wing. The genetic basis of divergent wing display is more complex, with at least two loci on the X chromosome and two loci on autosomes contributing to its evolution. Introgressing the X-linked region affecting wing spot development from D. gunungcola into D. elegans reduced pigmentation in the wing spots but did not affect the wing display, indicating that these are genetically separable traits. Consistent with this observation, broader sampling of wild D. gunungcola populations confirmed that the wing spot and wing display are evolving independently: some D. gunungcola males performed wing displays similar to D. elegans despite lacking wing spots. These data suggest that correlated selection pressures rather than physical linkage or pleiotropy are responsible for the coevolution of these morphological and behavioral traits. They also suggest that the change in morphology evolved prior to the change in behavior.
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- Jonathan H Massey
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109.,Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, 20147
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, 20147
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109.,Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
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Pflugfelder G, Eichinger F, Shen J. T-Box Genes in Drosophila Limb Development. Curr Top Dev Biol 2017; 122:313-354. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fischer K, Pflugfelder GO. Putative Breast Cancer Driver Mutations in TBX3 Cause Impaired Transcriptional Repression. Front Oncol 2015; 5:244. [PMID: 26579496 PMCID: PMC4625211 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The closely related T-box transcription factors TBX2 and TBX3 are frequently overexpressed in melanoma and various types of human cancers, in particular, breast cancer. The overexpression of TBX2 and TBX3 can have several cellular effects, among them suppression of senescence, promotion of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and invasive cell motility. In contrast, loss of function of TBX3 and most other human T-box genes causes developmental haploinsufficiency syndromes. Stephens and colleagues (1), by exome sequencing of breast tumor samples, identified five different mutations in TBX3, all affecting the DNA-binding T-domain. One in-frame deletion of a single amino acid, p.N212delN, was observed twice. Due to the clustering of these mutations to the T-domain and for statistical reasons, TBX3 was inferred to be a driver gene in breast cancer. Since mutations in the T-domain generally cause loss of function and because the tumorigenic action of TBX3 has generally been attributed to overexpression, we determined whether the putative driver mutations had loss- or gain-of-function properties. We tested two in-frame deletions, one missense, and one frameshift mutant protein for DNA-binding in vitro, and for target gene repression in cell culture. In addition, we performed an in silico analysis of somatic TBX mutations in breast cancer, collected in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Both the experimental and the in silico analysis indicate that the observed mutations predominantly cause loss of TBX3 function.
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Shen J, Lu J, Sui L, Wang D, Yin M, Hoffmann I, Legler A, Pflugfelder GO. The orthologous Tbx transcription factors Omb and TBX2 induce epithelial cell migration and extrusion in vivo without involvement of matrix metalloproteinases. Oncotarget 2015; 5:11998-2015. [PMID: 25344916 PMCID: PMC4322970 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The transcription factors TBX2 and TBX3 are overexpressed in various human cancers. Here, we investigated the effect of overexpressing the orthologous Tbx genes Drosophila optomotor-blind (omb) and human TBX2 in the epithelium of the Drosophila wing imaginal disc and observed two types of cell motility. Omb/TBX2 overexpressing cells could move within the plane of the epithelium. Invasive cells migrated long-distance as single cells retaining or regaining normal cell shape and apico-basal polarity in spite of attenuated apical DE-cadherin concentration. Inappropriate levels of DE-cadherin were sufficient to drive cell migration in the wing disc epithelium. Omb/TBX2 overexpression and reduced DE-cadherin-dependent adhesion caused the formation of actin-rich lateral cell protrusions. Omb/TBX2 overexpressing cells could also delaminate basally, penetratingthe basal lamina, however, without degradation of extracellular matrix. Expression of Timp, an inhibitor of matrix metalloproteases, blocked neither intraepithelial motility nor basal extrusion. Our results reveal an MMP-independent mechanism of cell invasion and suggest a conserved role of Tbx2-related proteins in cell invasion and metastasis-related processes.
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- Jie Shen
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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Tsai YC, Grimm S, Chao JL, Wang SC, Hofmeyer K, Shen J, Eichinger F, Michalopoulou T, Yao CK, Chang CH, Lin SH, Sun YH, Pflugfelder GO. Optomotor-blind negatively regulates Drosophila eye development by blocking Jak/STAT signaling. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120236. [PMID: 25781970 PMCID: PMC4363906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Organ formation requires a delicate balance of positive and negative regulators. In Drosophila eye development, wingless (wg) is expressed at the lateral margins of the eye disc and serves to block retinal development. The T-box gene optomotor-blind (omb) is expressed in a similar pattern and is regulated by Wg. Omb mediates part of Wg activity in blocking eye development. Omb exerts its function primarily by blocking cell proliferation. These effects occur predominantly in the ventral margin. Our results suggest that the primary effect of Omb is the blocking of Jak/STAT signaling by repressing transcription of upd which encodes the Jak receptor ligand Unpaired.
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- Yu-Chen Tsai
- Institute of Genetics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei; Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Life Science and Life Science Center, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institut, Biozentrum, Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei; Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Life Science and Life Science Center, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institut, Biozentrum, Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Genetik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Genetics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei; Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Life Science and Life Science Center, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Life Science and Life Science Center, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei; Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- * E-mail: (YHS); (GOP)
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institut, Biozentrum, Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany
- Institut für Genetik, Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- * E-mail: (YHS); (GOP)
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Mayer LR, Diegelmann S, Abassi Y, Eichinger F, Pflugfelder GO. Enhancer trap infidelity in Drosophila optomotor-blind. Fly (Austin) 2013; 7:118-28. [PMID: 23519069 DOI: 10.4161/fly.23657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Reporter gene activity in enhancer trap lines is often implicitly assumed to mirror quite faithfully the endogenous expression of the "trapped" gene, even though there are numerous examples of enhancer trap infidelity. optomotor-blind (omb) is a 160 kb gene in which 16 independent P-element enhancer trap insertions of three different types have been mapped in a range of more than 60 kb. We have determined the expression pattern of these elements in wing, eye-antennal and leg imaginal discs as well as in the pupal tergites. We noted that one pGawB insertion (omb (P4) ) selectively failed to report parts of the omb pattern even though the missing pattern elements were apparent in all other 15 lines. We ruled out that omb (P4) was defective in the Gal4 promoter region or had inactivated genomic enhancers in the integration process. We propose that the Gal4 reporter gene in pGawB may be sensitive to orientation or promoter proximity effects.
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- Lisa R Mayer
- Institute of Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Li Y, Padgett RW. bantam is required for optic lobe development and glial cell proliferation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32910. [PMID: 22412948 PMCID: PMC3297604 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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microRNAs (miRNAs) are small, conserved, non-coding RNAs that contribute to the control of many different cellular processes, including cell fate specification and growth control. Drosophila bantam, a conserved miRNA, is involved in several functions, such as stimulating proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis in the wing disc. Here, we reported the detailed expression pattern of bantam in the developing optic lobe, and demonstrated a new, essential role in promoting proliferation of mitotic cells in the optic lobe, including stem cells and differentiated glial cells. Changes in bantam levels autonomously affected glial cell number and distribution, and non-autonomously affected photoreceptor neuron axon projection patterns. Furthermore, we showed that bantam promotes the proliferation of mitotically active glial cells and affects their distribution, largely through down regulation of the T-box transcription factor, optomotor-blind (omb, Flybase, bifid). Expression of omb can rescue the bantam phenotype, and restore the normal glial cell number and proper glial cell positioning in most Drosophila brains. These results suggest that bantam is critical for maintaining the stem cell pools in the outer proliferation center and glial precursor cell regions of the optic lobe, and that its expression in glial cells is crucial for their proliferation and distribution.
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- Ying Li
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Waksman Institute, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Waksman Institute, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States of America
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Moore AD, Bornberg-Bauer E. The dynamics and evolutionary potential of domain loss and emergence. Mol Biol Evol 2011; 29:787-96. [PMID: 22016574 PMCID: PMC3258042 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msr250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The wealth of available genomic data presents an unrivaled opportunity to study the molecular basis of evolution. Studies on gene family expansions and site-dependent analyses have already helped establish important insights into how proteins facilitate adaptation. However, efforts to conduct full-scale cross-genomic comparisons between species are challenged by both growing amounts of data and the inherent difficulty in accurately inferring homology between deeply rooted species. Proteins, in comparison, evolve by means of domain rearrangements, a process more amenable to study given the strength of profile-based homology inference and the lower rates with which rearrangements occur. However, adapting to a constantly changing environment can require molecular modulations beyond reach of rearrangement alone. Here, we explore rates and functional implications of novel domain emergence in contrast to domain gain and loss in 20 arthropod species of the pancrustacean clade. Emerging domains are more likely disordered in structure and spread more rapidly within their genomes than established domains. Furthermore, although domain turnover occurs at lower rates than gene family turnover, we find strong evidence that the emergence of novel domains is foremost associated with environmental adaptation such as abiotic stress response. The results presented here illustrate the simplicity with which domain-based analyses can unravel key players of nature's adaptational machinery, complementing the classical site-based analyses of adaptation.
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- Andrew D Moore
- Evolutionary Bioinformatics Group, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Muenster, Germany
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Shen J, Dahmann C, Pflugfelder GO. Spatial discontinuity of optomotor-blind expression in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc disrupts epithelial architecture and promotes cell sorting. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2010; 10:23. [PMID: 20178599 PMCID: PMC2838827 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-10-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background Decapentaplegic (Dpp) is one of the best characterized morphogens, required for dorso-ventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo and for anterior-posterior (A/P) patterning of the wing imaginal disc. In the larval wing pouch, the Dpp target gene optomotor-blind (omb) is generally assumed to be expressed in a step function above a certain threshold of Dpp signaling activity. Results We show that the transcription factor Omb forms, in fact, a symmetrical gradient on both sides of the A/P compartment boundary. Disruptions of the Omb gradient lead to a re-organization of the epithelial cytoskeleton and to a retraction of cells toward the basal membrane suggesting that the Omb gradient is required for correct epithelial morphology. Moreover, by analysing the shape of omb gain- and loss-of-function clones, we find that Omb promotes cell sorting along the A/P axis in a concentration-dependent manner. Conclusions Our findings show that Omb distribution in the wing imaginal disc is described by a gradient rather than a step function. Graded Omb expression is necessary for normal cell morphogenesis and cell affinity and sharp spatial discontinuities must be avoided to allow normal wing development.
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- Jie Shen
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Sen A, Gadomski C, Balles J, Abassi Y, Dorner C, Pflugfelder GO. Null mutations in Drosophila Optomotor-blind affect T-domain residues conserved in all Tbx proteins. Mol Genet Genomics 2009; 283:147-56. [PMID: 20033428 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-009-0505-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2009] [Accepted: 12/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The T-box transcription factors TBX2 and TBX3 are overexpressed in many human cancers raising the need for a thorough understanding of the cellular function of these proteins. In Drosophila, there is one corresponding ortholog, Optomotor-blind (Omb). Currently, only two missense mutations are known for the two human proteins. Making use of the developmental defects caused by inactivation of omb, we have isolated and molecularly characterized four new omb mutations, three of them are missense mutations of amino acids fully conserved in all Tbx proteins. We interpret the functional defects in the framework of the known structure of the human TBX3 protein and provide evidence for loss of Omb DNA-binding activity in all three newly identified missense mutations.
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- Aditya Sen
- Institute of Genetics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Becherweg 32, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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