Fig. 6. The apoptosis of the glial cell is independent of glial identity and of
pros expression. (A,B) gcme1/gcme1
somatic clones at 24 hours APF are shown. Clones were detected because of
their lack of GFP staining (green), their limits are shown with a white line
(in A). Sensory organs cells were detected with anti-Cut antibodies (also in
green). Neurones were identified by Elav-immunoreactivity (red). (A) At 24
hours APF, two types of sensory clusters were observed inside the
gcme1/gcme1 clone: four-cell clusters (arrow)
and five-cell clusters (arrowhead). In these cases, an extra Elav-positive
cell could be detected (arrowhead). Note that clusters with two Elav-positive
cells were never observed outside the clone. (B) Detailed view from another
gcme1/gcme1 clone. The arrowhead shows
Elav-positive cell fragments next to a four-cell cluster. (C,D)
pros17/pros17 somatic clones at 24 hours APF
are shown. Clones were detected because of their lack of GFP staining (green),
their limits are shown with a white line. Sensory organs cells were detected
with anti-Senseless antibodies (in green, C,D) and with anti-Cut antibodies
(also in green, D). (C) At 24 hours APF, some cell fragments co-labelled with
Senseless and Repo (red) were detected within pros17
clones (arrow), other fragments did not show any Repo staining (arrowhead).
(D) Glial cell fragmentation could be detected using TUNEL staining (red)
inside pros17 clones as well as outside the clones
(arrows). Anterior is upwards and the view is horizontal.