Fig. 7. calderón expression is regulated by the Insulin pathway.
(A-E) Lateral view (anterior left, dorsal up) of embryos showing the
distribution of cald transcripts in various genetic backgrounds.
(A,C,E) Activation of the InR pathway up-regulates cald expression.
Stage 13 embryos showing cald transcripts in wild-type (A),
ptc-Gal4:UAS-dS6K (C) and Ubx-Gal4:UAS-dS6K (E) backgrounds.
At this stage, wild-type embryos show cald expression only in
amnioserosa and a group of cells of the CNS. Activation of InR pathway in
ectodermal cells in ptc (C) and Ubx (E) domains up-regulates
cald expression in the ectoderm. (B,D) Down-regulation of the InR
pathway eliminates cald expression. Stage 11 embryos showing
cald transcripts in wt (B) and
Kr-Gal4:UAS-PI3K92E-Dp110DN (D) backgrounds. Note reduced
expression of cald in amnioserosa cells in D (red arrow). (F)
Down-regulation of InR pathway in amnioserosa cells phenocopies cald
mutants. Lateral view of Kr-Gal4:UAS-PI3K92E-Dp110 DN
first instar larva. These larvae exhibit the characteristic U-shaped phenotype
of cald mutants (compare Fig. 2B
with C). (G,H) Third instar wing discs showing
cald transcripts in wild-type (G) and
MS1096-Gal4:UAS-PI3K92E-Dp110DN (H) backgrounds.
MS1096-Gal4 is expressed at higher levels in the dorsal compartment
(d) of the wing pouch. The boundary between dorsal (d) and ventral (v)
compartment is shown.