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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2010

pHMA, a pH-sensitive GFP reporter for cell engulfment, in Drosophila embryos, tissues, and cells.

Elane Fishilevich, James A J Fitzpatrick, Jonathan S Minden

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elane FishilevichDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
James A J Fitzpatrick
Jonathan S Minden
Carnegie Mellon University · US

Funding

FLUORESCENT PROBES &IMAGING FOR NETWORKS &PATHWAY(RMI)U54RR022241 · NCRR · MELLON PITTS CORPORATION (MPC CORP) · PI WAGGONER, ALAN S. · 2005 to 2011
$19.9M
Engulfment of Dying Cells in Drosophila EmbryosR21HD049554 · NICHD · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI MINDEN, JONATHAN S · 2006 to 2007
$304k
NCRR NIH HHS 5U54 RR022241NCRR NIH HHS U54 RR022241NICHD NIH HHS 1R21 HD049554NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD049554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Engulfment of apoptotic cells by phagocytosis ensures the removal of unwanted and defective cells. We developed a genetically encoded marker for cell engulfment, pHMA, which consists of the pH-Sensitive derivative of GFP, pHluorin, fused to the actin-binding domain of Moesin. In healthy cells of Drosophila embryos and cultured cells, pHMA resides at the cell cortex. In dying cells, pHMA loses its cortical localization and reports a modest decrease in pH. In embryos, the dying cells lose their apical contacts, then move basally and are ultimately engulfed by neighboring cells or macrophages. The cell corpse material is strongly acidified soon after engulfment and persists in the phagocytic cell for several hours. Changes in the pHMA signal correlate well with increases or decreases in apoptosis. These data show that pHMA is a useful reporter for cell engulfment and can be used in screening for mutations that affect cell engulfment.

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ApoptosisGenes, ReporterPhagocytosisAcridine OrangeAnimalsAutophagyCell LineDrosophilaGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLarvaMicrofilament ProteinsProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsAcridine OrangeGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsmoesinPHluorin

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PMID20014104
PMCPMC3070945
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