BetaFTZ-F1 dependent and independent activation of Edg78E, a pupal cuticle gene, during the early metamorphic period in Drosophila melanogaster. 2002

Haruhisa Kawasaki, and Susumu Hirose, and Hitoshi Ueda
Science of the Biotic Environment Course, The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Iwate University, Morioka 020-8550, Japan.

Insect metamorphosis is a developmentally important event for formation of adult structures from larval imaginal cells, and it is controlled by the ecdysteroid hormone. At the onset of metamorphosis, both the cuticle gene Edg78E and the transcription factor betaFTZ-F1 are expressed during the mid- to late prepupal period after a large ecdysteroid pulse. Edg78E mRNA is inducible by premature expression of betaFTZ-F1 and the Edg78E expression level is reduced in an ftz-f1 mutant. Using a transgenic fly reporter assay, a 1.2 kb promoter region of the Edg78E gene has been identified, which was sufficient for appropriate temporally and spatially specific expression of the reporter gene LacZ. Within the promoter region, two betaFTZ-F1 binding sites are present and disruption of these sites reduced the expression level of the reporter gene. LacZ expression levels were dramatically reduced in the head and thorax regions but not affected in the abdominal region, suggesting that betaFTZ-F1 is required for high-level Edg78E expression specifically in the head and thorax regions. The findings suggest that betaFTZ-F1 is a regulator for temporal gene expression at the onset of metamorphosis, and that complex mechanisms regulate the temporal and spatial regulation of gene expression during metamorphosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011679 Pupa An inactive stage between the larval and adult stages in the life cycle of INSECTA. Chrysalis,Pupae
D004268 DNA-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins,DNA-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Binding Protein,DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein,SS DNA BP,Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein,Binding Protein, DNA,DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein,DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Protein, DNA-Binding,Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein,Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
D004331 Drosophila melanogaster A species of fruit fly frequently used in genetics because of the large size of its chromosomes. D. melanogaster,Drosophila melanogasters,melanogaster, Drosophila
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D014157 Transcription Factors Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process. Transcription Factor,Factor, Transcription,Factors, Transcription
D051717 Fushi Tarazu Transcription Factors Fushi tarazu transcription factors were originally identified in DROSOPHILA. They are found throughout ARTHROPODS and play important roles in segmentation and CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM development. Fushi Tarazu Protein,Segmentation Protein Fushi Tarazu
D054339 Steroidogenic Factor 1 A transcription factor and member of the nuclear receptor family NR5 that is expressed throughout the adrenal and reproductive axes during development. It plays an important role in sexual differentiation, formation of primary steroidogenic tissues, and their functions in post-natal and adult life. It regulates the expression of key steroidogenic enzymes. AD4BP Protein,Ad4-Binding Protein,Adrenal 4 Binding Protein,FTZF1 Protein,Fushi Tarazu Factor Homolog 1,NR5A1 Protein,Nuclear Receptor 5A1 Protein,SF-1 Transcription Factor,Steroid Hormone Receptor Ad4BP,Ad4 Binding Protein,Transcription Factor, SF-1
D018160 Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Intracellular receptors that can be found in the cytoplasm or in the nucleus. They bind to extracellular signaling molecules that migrate through or are transported across the CELL MEMBRANE. Many members of this class of receptors occur in the cytoplasm and are transported to the CELL NUCLEUS upon ligand-binding where they signal via DNA-binding and transcription regulation. Also included in this category are receptors found on INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES that act via mechanisms similar to CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS. Cytoplasmic Receptor,Cytoplasmic and Nuclear Receptors,Cytosolic and Nuclear Receptors,Hormone Receptors, Cytoplasmic,Hormone Receptors, Nuclear,Nuclear Hormone Receptor,Nuclear Receptor,Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Receptors,Cytoplasmic Hormone Receptors,Cytoplasmic Receptors,Cytosol and Nuclear Receptors,Intracellular Membrane Receptors,Nuclear Hormone Receptors,Nuclear Receptors,Receptors, Cytoplasmic,Receptors, Cytosol and Nuclear,Receptors, Cytosolic and Nuclear,Receptors, Intracellular Membrane,Receptors, Nuclear,Receptors, Nuclear and Cytoplasmic,Hormone Receptor, Nuclear,Membrane Receptors, Intracellular,Receptor, Cytoplasmic,Receptor, Nuclear,Receptor, Nuclear Hormone,Receptors, Cytoplasmic Hormone,Receptors, Nuclear Hormone
D018398 Homeodomain Proteins Proteins encoded by homeobox genes (GENES, HOMEOBOX) that exhibit structural similarity to certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA-binding proteins. Homeodomain proteins are involved in the control of gene expression during morphogenesis and development (GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL). Homeo Domain Protein,Homeobox Protein,Homeobox Proteins,Homeodomain Protein,Homeoprotein,Homeoproteins,Homeotic Protein,Homeo Domain Proteins,Homeotic Proteins,Domain Protein, Homeo,Protein, Homeo Domain,Protein, Homeobox,Protein, Homeodomain,Protein, Homeotic,Proteins, Homeo Domain,Proteins, Homeobox,Proteins, Homeodomain,Proteins, Homeotic

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