Expression profiling of prospero in the Drosophila larval chemosensory organ: Between growth and outgrowth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The antenno-maxilary complex (AMC) forms the chemosensory system of the Drosophila larva and is involved in gustatory and olfactory perception. We have previously shown that a mutant allele of the homeodomain transcription factor Prospero (prosVoila1, V1), presents several developmental defects including abnormal growth and altered taste responses. In addition, many neural tracts connecting the AMC to the central nervous system (CNS) were affected. Our earlier reports on larval AMC did not argue in favour of a role of pros in cell fate decision, but strongly suggested that pros could be involved in the control of other aspect of neuronal development. In order to identify these functions, we used microarray analysis of larval AMC and CNS tissue isolated from the wild type

SUBMITTER: Guenin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2826315 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature