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ArticlePloS one2014

A comparison of midline and tracheal gene regulation during Drosophila development.

Sarah K R Long, Eric Fulkerson, Rebecca Breese, Giovanna Hernandez, Cara Davis, Mark A Melton, Rachana R Chandran, Napoleon Butler, Lan Jiang, Patricia Estes

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah K R LongDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Eric FulkersonDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Rebecca BreeseDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Giovanna HernandezDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Cara DavisDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Mark A MeltonDepartment of Biological and Physical Sciences, Saint Augustine's University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Rachana R ChandranDepartment of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America.
Napoleon ButlerDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
Lan JiangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America.
Patricia EstesDepartment of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
North Carolina State University · USOakland University · USSaint Augustine's University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Within the Drosophila embryo, two related bHLH-PAS proteins, Single-minded and Trachealess, control development of the central nervous system midline and the trachea, respectively. These two proteins are bHLH-PAS transcription factors and independently form heterodimers with another bHLH-PAS protein, Tango. During early embryogenesis, expression of Single-minded is restricted to the midline and Trachealess to the trachea and salivary glands, whereas Tango is ubiquitously expressed. Both Single-minded/Tango and Trachealess/Tango heterodimers bind to the same DNA sequence, called the CNS midline element (CME) within cis-regulatory sequences of downstream target genes. While Single-minded/Tango and Trachealess/Tango activate some of the same genes in their respective tissues during embryogenesis, they also activate a number of different genes restricted to only certain tissues. The goal of this research is to understand how these two related heterodimers bind different enhancers to activate different genes, thereby regulating the development of functionally diverse tissues. Existing data indicates that Single-minded and Trachealess may bind to different co-factors restricted to various tissues, causing them to interact with the CME only within certain sequence contexts. This would lead to the activation of different target genes in different cell types. To understand how the context surrounding the CME is recognized by different bHLH-PAS heterodimers and their co-factors, we identified and analyzed novel enhancers that drive midline and/or tracheal expression and compared them to previously characterized enhancers. In addition, we tested expression of synthetic reporter genes containing the CME flanked by different sequences. Taken together, these experiments identify elements overrepresented within midline and tracheal enhancers and suggest that sequences immediately surrounding a CME help dictate whether a gene is expressed in the midline or trachea.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianNuclear ProteinsTranscription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsNuclear Proteinssim protein, DrosophilaTranscription Factorstrh protein, Drosophila

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PMID24465586
PMCPMC3896416
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