Cell cycle progression in the developing Drosophila eye: roughex encodes a novel protein required for the establishment of G1.
The onset of pattern formation in the developing Drosophila eye is marked by the simultaneous synchronization of all cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. These cells will then either commit to another round of cell division or differentiate into neurons. Although cell cycle synchronization occurs in roughex (rux) mutants, cells circumvent G1 and all cells enter S phase, including cells that would normally differentiate. This leads to defects in early steps of pattern formation and cell fate determination. rux is suppressed by mutations in genes that promote cell cycle progression (i.e., cyclin A and string) and enhanced by mutations in genes that promote differentiation (i.e., Ras1 and Star). rux encodes a novel protein of 335 amino acids. We propose that rux functions as a negative regulator of G1 progression in the developing eye.
Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016213:Cyclins / Q000502:physiology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics; D005123:Eye / Q000254:growth & development*; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect; D016153:Genes, Suppressor; D011905:Genes, ras; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D016213:Cyclins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005136:Eye Proteins; D007301:Insect Hormones; C088084:rux protein, Drosophila; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C059217:stg protein, Drosophila