title: Single-minded, Dmef2, Pointed, and Su(H) act on identified regulatory sequences of the roughest gene in Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: Roughest (Rst) is a cell adhesion molecule of the immunoglobulin superfamily that has multiple and diverse functions during the development of Drosophila melanogaster. The pleiotropic action of Rst is reflected by its complex and dynamic expression during the development of Drosophila. By an enhancer detection screen, we previously identified several cis-regulatory modules that mediate specific expression of the roughest gene in Drosophila developmental processes. To identify trans-regulators of rst expression, we used the Gal4/UAS system to screen for factors that were sufficient to activate Rst expression when ectopically expressed. By this method we identified the transcription factors Single-minded, Pointed.P1, and Su(H)-VP16. Furthermore, we showed that these factors and, in addition, Dmef2 are able to ectopically activate rst expression via the previously described rst cis-regulatory modules. This fact and the use of mutant analysis allocates the action of the transcription factors to specific developmental contexts. In the case of Sim, we could show that it regulates rst expression in the embryonic midline, but not in the optic lobes. Mutagenesis of Sim consensus binding sites in the regulatory module required for rst expression in the embryonic midline, abolished rst expression; indicating that the regulation of rst by Sim is direct.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biologie III, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Schänzlestr.1, 79104, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Apitz
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strünkelnberg
authors.forename: Heinz Gert
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: de Couet
authors.forename: Karl-Friedrich
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Fischbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005136:Eye Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009899:Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian / Q000196:embryology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism; D050436:Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005136:Eye Proteins; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C499409:Mef2 protein, Drosophila; C088731:Su(H) protein, Drosophila; C083884:pnt protein, Drosophila; C085209:rst protein, Drosophila; C089449:sim protein, Drosophila