Ichikawa Akira, Yamada Ayako, Sakamoto Harunobu, Umehara Masaru, Yoshioka Yasuhide, Yamaguchi Masamitsu, Ikura Koji
Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010;74(12):2494-6. doi: 10.1271/bbb.100449. Epub 2010 Dec 7.
To determine the roles of Drosophila transglutaminase-A (dTG-A), we examined a phenotype induced through ectopic expression of dTG-A. Overexpression of dTG-A in the wing imaginal disc induced an extra wing crossvein phenotype. This phenotype was suppressed by crossing with epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) signaling pathway mutant flies. These results indicate that this phenotype, induced by dTG-A, is related to enhancement of the Egfr signaling pathway.
为了确定果蝇转谷氨酰胺酶-A(dTG-A)的作用,我们检测了通过dTG-A异位表达诱导的一种表型。在翅成虫盘过度表达dTG-A诱导了额外翅横脉表型。通过与表皮生长因子受体(Egfr)信号通路突变果蝇杂交,这种表型受到了抑制。这些结果表明,由dTG-A诱导的这种表型与Egfr信号通路的增强有关。