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Journal Article
Genetic Dissection of Photoreceptor Subtype Specification by the Drosophila melanogaster Zinc Finger Proteins Elbow and No ocelli
2014
Overview
The elbow/no ocelli (elb/noc) complex of Drosophila melanogaster encodes two paralogs of the evolutionarily conserved NET family of zinc finger proteins. These transcriptional repressors share a conserved domain structure, including a single atypical C2H2 zinc finger. In flies, Elb and Noc are important for the development of legs, eyes and tracheae. Vertebrate NET proteins play an important role in the developing nervous system, and mutations in the homolog ZNF703 human promote luminal breast cancer. However, their interaction with transcriptional regulators is incompletely understood. Here we show that loss of both Elb and Noc causes mis-specification of polarization-sensitive photoreceptors in the 'dorsal rim area' (DRA) of the fly retina. This phenotype is identical to the loss of the homeodomain transcription factor Homothorax (Hth)/dMeis. Development of DRA ommatidia and expression of Hth are induced by the Wingless/Wnt pathway. Our data suggest that Elb/Noc genetically interact with Hth, and we identify two conserved domains crucial for this function. Furthermore, we show that Elb/Noc specifically interact with the transcription factor Orthodenticle (Otd)/Otx, a crucial regulator of rhodopsin gene transcription. Interestingly, different Elb/Noc domains are required to antagonize Otd functions in transcriptional activation, versus transcriptional repression. We propose that similar interactions between vertebrate NET proteins and Meis and Otx factors might play a role in development and disease.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Biology
/ DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics
/ DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism
/ Drosophila melanogaster - genetics
/ Drosophila melanogaster - growth & development
/ Drosophila Proteins - genetics
/ Drosophila Proteins - metabolism
/ Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
/ Genes
/ Homeodomain Proteins - genetics
/ Homeodomain Proteins - metabolism
/ Humans
/ Insects
/ Nuclear Proteins - metabolism
/ Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate - metabolism
/ Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate - physiology
/ Proteins
/ Retina - growth & development
/ Transcription Factors - genetics
