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| Title: |
Drosophila N-cadherin functions in the first stage of the two-stage layer-selection process of R7 photoreceptor afferents |
| Authors: |
Ting, Chun-Yaun
Yonekura, Shinichi
Chung, Phoung
Hsu, Shu-ning
Robertson, Hugh M.
Chiba, Akira
Lee, Chi-Hon |
| Keywords: |
Drosophila
N-cadherin
R7 |
| Issue Date: |
2005-Dec |
| Publisher: |
The Company of Biologists |
| Citation Information: |
Ting, C. Y., S. Yonekura, P. Chung, S. N. Hsu, H. M. Robertson, A. Chiba, and C. H. Lee. 2005. Drosophila N-cadherin functions in the first stage of the two-stage layer-selection process of R7 photoreceptor afferents. Development 132, 953-963. |
| Abstract / Summary: |
Visual information received from the three types of photoreceptor neurons (R1-R6, R7 and R8) in the fly compound eyes converges to the external part of the medulla neuropil (M1-M6 layers) in a layer-specific fashion: R7 and R8 axons terminate at the M6 and M3 layers, respectively, whereas lamina neurons (L1-L5) relay R1-R6 to multiple medulla layers (M1-M5). Here, we show that during development, R7 and R8 neurons establish
layer-specific projections in two separate stages: during the first stage, R7 and R8 axons sequentially target to the R7- and R8-temporary layers, respectively; and at the second stage, R7 and R8 growth cones progress synchronously to their destined layers. Using a set of mutations that delete different afferent subsets or alter R7 connectivity, we
defined the mechanism of layer selection. We observed that R8, R7 and L1-L5 afferents target to their temporary layers independently, suggesting that afferent-target, but not afferent-afferent, interactions dictate the targeting specificity. N-cadherin is required in the first stage for R7 growth cones to reach and remain in the R7-temporary layer. The Ncad gene contains three pairs of alternatively
spliced exons and encodes 12 isoforms. However, expressing a single Ncad isoform in Ncad mutant R7s is sufficient to rescue mistargeting phenotypes. Furthermore, Ncad
isoforms mediate promiscuous heterophilic interactions in an in vitro cell-aggregation assay. We propose that Ncad isoforms do not form an adhesion code; rather, they provide permissive adhesion between R7 growth cones and their temporary targets. |
| URI: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/225 |
| DOI: |
10.1242/dev.01661 |
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text |
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article |
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published or submitted for publication |
| Peer-Reviewed: |
is peer reviewed |
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