Fig. 11. picasso mutant embryos have defects in neural crest
morphogenesis. (A,A') crestin+
cells form segmentally arranged clusters prior to ganglion formation in
wild-type embryos (e.g. arrow in A) but appear to migrate past their normal
target sites in picasso mutant embryos (e.g. arrowhead in A').
(B,B') mitfa+ cells in wild-type
exhibit some segmental patterning and a defect in picasso mutants
similar to that of crestin+ cells.
(C,C') dct+ melanoblast distributions
do not differ consistently between wild-type and picasso mutant
embryos. (D,D') Anti-Hu immunoreactivity shows dorsal root
ganglia (e.g. arrow in D) and sympathetic ganglia (e.g. arrowhead in D) in
wild-type larvae but their absence in picasso mutants. Scale bar: in
A', 800 µm for A-C'; in D', 600 µm for D-D'.