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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2010

Drosophila ataxin 2-binding protein 1 marks an intermediate step in the molecular differentiation of female germline cysts.

Omür Y Tastan, Jean Z Maines, Yun Li, Dennis M McKearin, Michael Buszczak

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Omür Y TastanDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA.
Jean Z Maines
Yun Li
Dennis M McKearin
Michael Buszczak
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

GERM CELL DIFFERNTIATION IN DROSOPHILAR01GM045820 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI BUSZCZAK, MICHAEL · 1991 to 2011
$3.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM045820NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM045820
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the Drosophila ovary, extrinsic signaling from the niche and intrinsic translational control machinery regulate the balance between germline stem cell maintenance and the differentiation of their daughters. However, the molecules that promote the continued stepwise development of ovarian germ cells after their exit from the niche remain largely unknown. Here, we report that the early development of germline cysts depends on the Drosophila homolog of the human ataxin 2-binding protein 1 (A2BP1) gene. Drosophila A2BP1 protein expression is first observed in the cytoplasm of 4-, 8- and 16-cell cysts, bridging the expression of the early differentiation factor Bam with late markers such as Orb, Rbp9 and Bruno encoded by arrest. The expression of A2BP1 is lost in bam, sans-fille (snf) and mei-P26 mutants, but is still present in other mutants such as rbp9 and arrest. A2BP1 alleles of varying strength produce mutant phenotypes that include germline counting defects and cystic tumors. Phenotypic analysis reveals that strong A2BP1 alleles disrupt the transition from mitosis to meiosis. These mutant cells continue to express high levels of mitotic cyclins and fail to express markers of terminal differentiation. Biochemical analysis reveals that A2BP1 isoforms bind to each other and associate with Bruno, a known translational repressor protein. These data show that A2BP1 promotes the molecular differentiation of ovarian germline cysts.

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Cell DifferentiationAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleMeiosisMitosisMutationOvumProtein BindingRNA-Binding Proteinsbru1 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsRbfox1 protein, DrosophilaRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID20724451
PMCPMC2934731
OpenAlexW2133498109

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