Neural expression of hikaru genki protein during embryonic and larval development of Drosophila melanogaster

被引：0

作者：

M. Hoshino

Emiko Suzuki

Tadashi Miyake

Masaki Sone

Akira Komatsu

Y. Nabeshima

C. Hama

机构：

[1] Department of Molecular Genetics,

[2] National Institute of Neuroscience,undefined

[3] NCNP,undefined

[4] 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi,undefined

[5] Kodaira,undefined

[6] Tokyo 187-8502,undefined

[7] Japan,undefined

[8] Department of Fine Morphology,undefined

[9] The Institute of Medical Science,undefined

[10] The University of Tokyo,undefined

[11] 4-6-1 Shirokanedai,undefined

[12] Minato-ku,undefined

[13] Tokyo 108-8639,undefined

[14] Japan,undefined

[15] Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences,undefined

[16] Machida-shi,undefined

[17] Tokyo 194-8511,undefined

[18] Japan,undefined

[19] Department of Physiology,undefined

[20] Tokyo Women’s Medical College 8-1 Kawada-cho,undefined

[21] Shinjuku-ku,undefined

[22] Tokyo 162-8666,undefined

[23] Japan,undefined

来源：

Development Genes and Evolution | 1999年 / 209卷

关键词：

Key words Synapse; Drosophila; Immunoglobulin superfamily; Axonal transport; Neurosecretion;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

学科分类号：

摘要：

Hikaru genki (HIG) is a putative secreted protein of Drosophila that belongs to immunoglobulin and complement-binding protein superfamilies. Previous studies reported that, during pupal and adult stages, HIG protein is synthesized in subsets of neurons and appears to be secreted to the synaptic clefts of neuron-neuron synapses in the central nervous system (CNS). Here we report the analyses of distribution patterns of HIG protein at embryonic and larval stages. In embryos, HIG was mainly observed in subsets of neurons of the CNS that include pCC interneurons and RP5 motorneurons. At third instar larval stage, this protein was detected in a limited number of cells in the brain and ventral nerve cord. Among them are the motorneurons that extend their axons to make neuromuscular junctions on body wall muscle 8. Immunoelectron microscopy showed that these axonal processes as well as the neuromuscular terminals contain numerous vesicles with HIG staining, suggesting that HIG is in a pathway of secretion at this stage. Some neurosecretory cells were also found to express this protein. These data suggest that HIG functions in the nervous system through most developmental stages and may serve as a secreted signalling molecule to modulate the property of synapses or the physiology of the postsynaptic cells.

引用

页码：1 / 9

页数：8