Roles for Drosophila melanogaster Myosin IB in Maintenance of Enterocyte Brush-Border Structure and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila
Hegan PS, Mermall V, Tilney LG, Mooseker MS. Roles for Drosophila melanogaster Myosin IB in Maintenance of Enterocyte Brush-Border Structure and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2007, 18: 4625-4636. PMID: 17855510, PMCID: PMC2043548, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-02-0191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant larvaePseudomonas entomophilaTail domainMyosin IBMidgut epithelial cellsActin filament coreDrosophila genomeApical brush borderMidgut enterocytesBrush borderCytoskeletal defectsLarval gutResponse pathwaysApical localizationMV membraneBrush border structureDeletion mutationsFood uptakeGram-negative bacterial infectionsInnate immune responseMyo1bGut physiologyEntomophilaEpithelial cellsMidgut