Drosophila jumu modulates apoptosis via a JNK-dependent pathway and is required for other processes in wing development

Apoptosis : an International Journal on Programmed Cell Death
Xiao Chun WangLi Hua Jin

Abstract

Previous studies in several model organisms have revealed that members of the Forkhead (Fkh) transcription factor family have multiple functions. Drosophila Jumeau (Jumu), a member of this family, participates in cardiogenesis, hematopoiesis and immune system homeostasis. Here, we show that loss of jumu function positively regulates or triggers apoptosis via a JNK-dependent pathway in wing development. jumu mutants showed reduced wing size and increased apoptosis. Moreover, we observed a loss of the anterior cross vein (ACV) phenotype that was similar to that observed in wings in which JNK signaling has been ectopically activated. The JNK signaling markers puckered (puc) and p-JNK were also significantly increased in the wing discs of jumu mutants. In addition, apoptosis induced by the loss of jumu was rescued by knocking down JNK, indicating a role for JNK in reducing jumu-induced apoptosis. Jumu could also control wing margin development via the positive regulation of cut expression, and the observed wing margin defect did not result from a loss of jumu-induced apoptosis. Further, jumu deficiency in the pupal wing could induce multiple wing hairs via a Rho1-mediated planar cell polarity pathway, but abnormal Rho1 expression w...Continue Reading

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BETA
transgenic
GTPase

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GraphPad
Prism
ImageJ
Jumu

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