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ArticleScientific reports2016

Targeted Downregulation of s36 Protein Unearths its Cardinal Role in Chorion Biogenesis and Architecture during Drosophila melanogaster Oogenesis.

Athanassios D Velentzas, Panagiotis D Velentzas, Niki E Sagioglou, Eumorphia G Konstantakou, Athanasios K Anagnostopoulos, Maria M Tsioka, Vassiliki E Mpakou, Zoe Kollia, Christos Consoulas, Lukas H Margaritis and 5 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Athanassios D VelentzasSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Panagiotis D VelentzasSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Niki E SagioglouSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Eumorphia G KonstantakouSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Athanasios K AnagnostopoulosProteomics Core Facility, Systems Biology Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece.
Maria M TsiokaSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Vassiliki E MpakouSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Zoe KolliaTheoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece.
Christos ConsoulasLaboratory of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Lukas H MargaritisSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
Issidora S PapassideriSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
George Th TsangarisProteomics Core Facility, Systems Biology Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece.
Evangelia SarantopoulouTheoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece.
Alkiviadis-Constantinos CefalasTheoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF), Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios J StravopodisSection of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRNational Hellenic Research Foundation · GRBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drosophila chorion represents a model biological system for the in vivo study of gene activity, epithelial development, extracellular-matrix assembly and morphogenetic-patterning control. It is produced during the late stages of oogenesis by epithelial follicle cells and develops into a highly organized multi-layered structure that exhibits regional specialization and radial complexity. Among the six major proteins involved in chorion's formation, the s36 and s38 ones are synthesized first and regulated in a cell type-specific and developmental stage-dependent manner. In our study, an RNAi-mediated silencing of s36 chorionic-gene expression specifically in the follicle-cell compartment of Drosophila ovary unearths the essential, and far from redundant, role of s36 protein in patterning establishment of chorion's regional specialization and radial complexity. Without perturbing the developmental courses of follicle- and nurse-cell clusters, the absence of s36 not only promotes chorion's fragility but also induces severe structural irregularities on chorion's surface and entirely impairs fly's fertility. Moreover, we herein unveil a novel function of s36 chorionic protein in the regulation of number and morphogenetic integrity of dorsal appendages in follicles sporadically undergoing aged fly-dependent stress.

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AgingAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedChorionDown-RegulationDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEgg ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalOogenesisOvarian FollicleRNA, Small Interferingchorion proteinscp36 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEgg ProteinsRNA, Small Interfering

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PMCPMC5067561
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