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A novel alpha integrin subunit associates with betaPS and functions in tissue morphogenesis and movement during Drosophila development
K.A. Stark, G.H. Yee, C.E. Roote, E.L. Williams, S. Zusman, R.O. Hynes
Development 1997 124: 4583-4594;

Summary

We have identified a novel alpha integrin subunit in Drosophila, that associates with betaPS integrin. We report the temporal expression of the gene encoding this integrin subunit, which we have called alphaPS3, throughout development and the localization of its expression during embryogenesis. AlphaPS3 RNA was localized to tissues undergoing invagination, tissue movement and morphogenesis such as salivary gland, trachea, midgut, dorsal vessel, midline of the ventral nerve cord, amnioserosa and the amnioproctodeal invagination. AlphaPS3 DNA localized to the chromosomal vicinity of scab (scb), previously identified by a failure of dorsal closure. Embryos homozygous for the 119 allele of scb had no detectable alphaPS3 RNA and the 1035 allele of scb contains a Pelement inserted just 5′ of the coding region for the shorter of the gene's two transcripts. Furthermore, mutations in the scb locus exhibit additional defects corresponding to sites of alphaPS3 transcription, including abnormal salivary glands, mislocalization of the pericardial cells and interrupted trachea. Removal of both maternal and zygotic betaPS produced similar defects, indicating that these two integrin subunits associate in vivo and function in the movement and morphogenesis of tissues during development in Drosophila. Phenotypic similarities suggest that laminin A is a potential ligand for this integrin, at least in some tissues.

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JOURNAL ARTICLES
A novel alpha integrin subunit associates with betaPS and functions in tissue morphogenesis and movement during Drosophila development
K.A. Stark, G.H. Yee, C.E. Roote, E.L. Williams, S. Zusman, R.O. Hynes
Development 1997 124: 4583-4594;
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