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ArticleDevelopmental biology2011

The role of the Suppressor of Hairy-wing insulator protein in Drosophila oogenesis.

Ryan M Baxley, Alexey A Soshnev, Dmitry E Koryakov, Igor F Zhimulev, Pamela K Geyer

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5 authors.

Ryan M BaxleyMolecular Biology Program, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Alexey A Soshnev
Dmitry E Koryakov
Igor F Zhimulev
Pamela K Geyer

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REGULATION OF TISSUE-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSIONR01GM042539 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K. · 1991 to 2017
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NIGMS NIH HHS GM42539NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM042539
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Drosophila Suppressor of Hairy wing [Su(Hw)] insulator protein has an essential role in the development of the female germline. Here we investigate the function of Su(Hw) in the ovary. We show that Su(Hw) is universally expressed in somatic cells, while germ cell expression is dynamic. Robust levels accumulate in post-mitotic germ cells, where Su(Hw) localization is limited to chromosomes within nurse cells, the specialized cells that support oocyte growth. Although loss of Su(Hw) causes global defects in nurse cell chromosome structure, we demonstrate that these architectural changes are not responsible for the block in oogenesis. Connections between the fertility and insulator functions of Su(Hw) were investigated through studies of the two gypsy insulator proteins, Modifier of (mdg4)67.2 (Mod67.2) and Centrosomal Protein of 190kDa (CP190). Accumulation of these proteins is distinct from Su(Hw), with Mod67.2 and CP190 showing uniform expression in all cells during early stages of oogenesis that diminishes in later stages. Although Mod67.2 and CP190 extensively co-localize with Su(Hw) on nurse cell chromosomes, neither protein is required for nurse cell chromosome development or oocyte production. These data indicate that while the gypsy insulator function requires both Mod67.2 and CP190, these proteins are not essential for oogenesis. These studies represent the first molecular investigations of Su(Hw) function in the germline, which uncover distinct requirements for Su(Hw) insulator and ovary functions.

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OogenesisAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleFertilityMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeRepressor ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTranscription FactorsCP190 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsmod(mdg4) protein, DrosophilaNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, Ribosomalsu(Hw) protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC3143288

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