2008
Rho GTPase controls invagination and cohesive migration of the Drosophila salivary gland through Crumbs and Rho-kinase
Xu N, Keung B, Myat M. Rho GTPase controls invagination and cohesive migration of the Drosophila salivary gland through Crumbs and Rho-kinase. Developmental Biology 2008, 321: 88-100. PMID: 18585373, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRho1 activityRho GTPaseCircular visceral mesodermDrosophila salivary glandsSalivary gland migrationCell shape changesLive-imaging analysisSmall GTPase RhoRho-kinaseZygotic functionApical proteinsVisceral mesodermCohesive migrationEpithelial morphogenesisGland migrationGTPase activityApical localizationDownstream effectorsGTPase RhoAtypical PKCApical constrictionSalivary gland epitheliumProper developmentSimple epitheliaGland cells
2001
Two-step process for photoreceptor formation in Drosophila
Mollereau B, Dominguez M, Webel R, Colley N, Keung B, de Celis J, Desplan C. Two-step process for photoreceptor formation in Drosophila. Nature 2001, 412: 911-913. PMID: 11528479, DOI: 10.1038/35091076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoreceptor differentiationLarval developmentPhotoreceptor cellsR1-R6 photoreceptor cellsPhotoreceptor cell fateDistinct photoreceptor cellsRhabdomere morphogenesisSpalt genesOptic lobePhotoreceptor formationCell fateOpsin genesTranscriptional regulatorsNeuronal determinationTranscription factorsPhotoreceptor neuronsPupal developmentLarval stagesTerminal differentiationOpsin expressionCellular propertiesPrecise seriesDrosophilaDifferentiationGenes