scholarly journals Adhesive pad differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster depends on the Polycomb group gene Su(z)2

2015 ◽  
Vol 218 (8) ◽  
pp. 1159-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Husken ◽  
K. Hufnagel ◽  
K. Mende ◽  
E. Appel ◽  
H. Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

scholarly journals Adhesive pad differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster depends on the Polycomb group gene Su(z)2

2015 ◽  
Vol 218 (10) ◽  
pp. 1613-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Husken ◽  
K. Hufnagel ◽  
K. Mende ◽  
E. Appel ◽  
H. Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

Transvection and Silencing of the Scr Homeotic Gene of Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 733-746
Author(s):  
Jeffrey W Southworth ◽  
James A Kennison
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Chromosomal Aberrations ◽  
Regulatory Element ◽  
Regulatory Elements ◽  
Anomalous Behavior ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Homeotic Gene ◽  
Polycomb Group Proteins ◽  
Sex Combs Reduced ◽  
In Cis

Abstract The Sex combs reduced (Scr) gene specifies the identities of the labial and first thoracic segments in Drosophila melanogaster. In imaginal cells, some Scr mutations allow cis-regulatory elements on one chromosome to stimulate expression of the promoter on the homolog, a phenomenon that was named transvection by Ed Lewis in 1954. Transvection at the Scr gene is blocked by rearrangements that disrupt pairing, but is zeste independent. Silencing of the Scr gene in the second and third thoracic segments, which requires the Polycomb group proteins, is disrupted by most chromosomal aberrations within the Scr gene. Some chromosomal aberrations completely derepress Scr even in the presence of normal levels of all Polycomb group proteins. On the basis of the pattern of chromosomal aberrations that disrupt Scr gene silencing, we propose a model in which two cis-regulatory elements interact to stabilize silencing of any promoter or cis-regulatory element physically between them. This model also explains the anomalous behavior of the Scx allele of the flanking homeotic gene, Antennapedia. This allele, which is associated with an insertion near the Antennapedia P1 promoter, inactivates the Antennapedia P1 and P2 promoters in cis and derepresses the Scr promoters both in cis and on the homologous chromosome.

scholarly journals Homeotic transformations of the axial skeleton of YY1 mutant mice and genetic interaction with the Polycomb group gene Ring1/Ring1A

2006 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mar Lorente ◽  
Claudia Pérez ◽  
Carmen Sánchez ◽  
Mary Donohoe ◽  
Yang Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Interaction ◽  
Axial Skeleton ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Mutant Mice ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

Participation of Polycomb group gene extra sex combs in hedgehog signaling pathway

2004 ◽  
Vol 323 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norihisa Shindo ◽  
Atsushi Sakai ◽  
Kouji Yamada ◽  
Toru Higashinakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Hedgehog Signaling ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Hedgehog Signaling Pathway ◽  
Sex Combs ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

Chemokine-mediated thymopoiesis is regulated by a mammalian Polycomb group gene, mel-18

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kozue Miyazaki ◽  
Hiroko Inoue ◽  
Nobuyuki Onai ◽  
Hiroto Ishihara ◽  
Masamoto Kanno
Keyword(s):  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

scholarly journals Needs and Targets for the multi sex combs Gene Product in Drosophila melanogaster

Genetics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 149 (4) ◽  
pp. 1823-1838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Saget ◽  
Françoise Forquignon ◽  
Pedro Santamaria ◽  
Neel B Randsholt
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Homeotic Genes ◽  
Maternal Control ◽  
Gap Gene ◽  
Sex Combs ◽  
Normal Expression ◽  
Selector Genes ◽  
Mutant Phenotypes

Abstract We have analyzed the requirements for the multi sex combs (mxc) gene during development to gain further insight into the mechanisms and developmental processes that depend on the important trans-regulators forming the Polycomb group (PcG) in Drosophila melanogaster. mxc is allelic with the tumor suppressor locus lethal (1) malignant blood neoplasm (l(1)mbn). We show that the mxc product is dramatically needed in most tissues because its loss leads to cell death after a few divisions. mxc has also a strong maternal effect. We find that hypomorphic mxc mutations enhance other PcG gene mutant phenotypes and cause ectopic expression of homeotic genes, confirming that PcG products are cooperatively involved in repression of selector genes outside their normal expression domains. We also demonstrate that the mxc product is needed for imaginal head specification, through regulation of the ANT-C gene Deformed. Our analysis reveals that mxc is involved in the maternal control of early zygotic gap gene expression previously reported for some PcG genes and suggests that the mechanism of this early PcG function could be different from the PcG-mediated regulation of homeotic selector genes later in development. We discuss these data in view of the numerous functions of PcG genes during development.

Deletion of the polycomb-group gene EZH2 causes myeloproleferative neoplasm in mice

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. S54
Author(s):  
Makiko Mochizuki-Kashio ◽  
Goro Sashida ◽  
Tomoya Muto ◽  
George Wendt ◽  
Atsushi Iwama
Keyword(s):  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene

E(z): a polycomb group gene or a trithorax group gene?

Development ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 122 (7) ◽  
pp. 2189-2197 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. LaJeunesse ◽  
A. Shearn
Keyword(s):  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Bithorax Complex ◽  
Trithorax Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Genes ◽  
Enhancer Of Zeste ◽  
Selector Genes ◽  
Homeotic Selector Genes ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene ◽  
Anterior Posterior ◽  
Homeotic Selector

The products of the Polycomb group of genes are cooperatively involved in repressing expression of homeotic selector genes outside of their appropriate anterior/posterior boundaries. Loss of maternal and/or zygotic function of Polycomb group genes results in the ectopic expression of both Antennapedia Complex and Bithorax Complex genes. The products of the trithorax group of genes are cooperatively involved in maintaining active expression of homeotic selector genes within their appropriate anterior/posterior boundaries. Loss of maternal and/or zygotic function of trithorax group genes results in reduced expression of both Antennapedia Complex and Bithorax Complex genes. Although Enhancer of zeste has been classified as a member of the Polycomb group, in this paper we show that Enhancer of zeste can also be classified as a member of the trithorax group. The requirement for Enhancer of zeste activity as either a trithorax group or Polycomb group gene depends on the homeotic selector gene locus as well as on spatial and temporal cues.

Comparison of germline mosaics of genes in the Polycomb group of Drosophila melanogaster.

Genetics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
M C Soto ◽  
T B Chou ◽  
W Bender
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Mitotic Recombination ◽  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Independent Functions ◽  
Sex Combs ◽  
Null Phenotype ◽  
Additional Sex Combs

Abstract The genes of the Polycomb group (PcG) repress the genes of the bithorax and Antennapedia complexes, among others. To observe a null phenotype for a PcG gene, one must remove its maternal as well as zygotic contribution to the embryo. Five members of the PcG group are compared here: Enhancer of Polycomb [E(Pc)], Additional sex combs (Asx), Posterior sex combs (Psc), Suppressor of zeste 2 [Su (z) 2] and Polycomblike (Pcl). The yeast recombinase (FLP) system was used to induce mitotic recombination in the maternal germline. Mutant embryos were analyzed by staining with antibodies against six target genes of the PcG. The loss of the maternal component leads to enhanced homeotic phenotypes and to unique patterns of misexpression. E(Pc) and Su(z) 2 mutations had only subtle effects on the target genes, even when the maternal contributions were removed. Asx and Pcl mutants show derepression of the targets only in specific cell types. Psc shows unusual effects on two of the targets, Ultrabithorax and abdominal-A. These results show that the PcG genes do not act only in a common complex or pathway; they must have some independent functions.

scholarly journals The Maternally Expressed Polycomb Group Gene OsEMF2a Is Essential for Endosperm Cellularization and Imprinting in Rice

2020 ◽  
pp. 100092
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Cheng ◽  
Meiyao Pan ◽  
Zhiguo E ◽  
Yong Zhou ◽  
Baixiao Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycomb Group ◽  
Polycomb Group Gene
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