2007
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
1997
An actin-related protein in Drosophila colocalizes with heterochromatin protein 1 in pericentric heterochromatin
Frankel S, Sigel E, Craig C, Elgin S, Mooseker M, Artavanis-Tsakonas S. An actin-related protein in Drosophila colocalizes with heterochromatin protein 1 in pericentric heterochromatin. Journal Of Cell Science 1997, 110: 1999-2012. PMID: 9378752, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.110.17.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAntibodiesBacterial ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell NucleusChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosomesDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianEuchromatinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, InsectHeterochromatinMutagenesisNuclear ProteinsRatsConceptsHeterochromatin protein 1Actin-related proteinsPolytene chromosome spreadsLocalization patternsCentric heterochromatinChromosome spreadsEuchromatic bandsProtein 1Heterochromatin-mediated geneNuclear localization patternPericentric heterochromatinHeterochromatin functionChromatin structureNuclear functionsFunctional diversitySequence similarityPolytene nucleiArp4Larval tissuesPrepupal developmentGenetic evidenceMutant formsGenetic dataHeterochromatinCell cycle