title: Reassessment of 79B actin gene expression in the abdomen of adult Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: The expression pattern of the 79B actin gene in Drosophila melanogaster has been inferred previously by means of a reporter gene in which 79B actin promoter sequences drive the lacZ coding sequences. Although the 79B actin gene is expressed primarily in muscles of the thorax and first abdominal segment of the adults of both sexes, expression in the remaining abdominal segments appears limited to the male genital muscles and the male-specific Muscle of Lawrence (MOL). This reported abdominal expression pattern has been reassessed. By varying parameters of tissue preparation and lacZ reporter gene detection, expression of the 79B actin gene has been revealed in most dorsal abdominal longitudinal fibres and genital muscles of both females and males. These new results suggest that there are differences in the level of 79B actin gene expression among the various abdominal muscles of both sexes, and that abdominal expression is not limited primarily to male sex structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Hayward 94542, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villarimo
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gailey
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics*; D017344:Genes, Insect / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry; D009154:Mutation; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C103226:fru protein, Drosophila