Polarized Transport of Frizzled along the Planar Microtubule Arrays in Drosophila Wing Epithelium
pmid: 16459300
Polarized Transport of Frizzled along the Planar Microtubule Arrays in Drosophila Wing Epithelium
Cells in a variety of developmental contexts sense extracellular cues that are given locally on their surfaces, and subsequently amplify the initial signal to achieve cell polarization. Drosophila wing cells acquire planar polarity along the proximal-distal (P-D) axis, in which the amplification of the presumptive cue involves assembly of a multiprotein complex that spans distal and proximal boundaries of adjacent cells. Here we pursue the mechanisms that place one of the components, Frizzled (Fz), at the distal side. Intracellular particles of GFP-tagged Fz moved preferentially toward distal boundaries before Fz::GFP and other components were tightly localized at the P/D cortex. Arrays of microtubules (MTs) were approximately oriented along the P-D axis and these MTs contributed to the formation of the cortical complex. Furthermore, there appeared to be a bias in the P-D MTs, with slightly more plus ends oriented distally. The hypothesis of polarized vesicular trafficking of Fz is discussed.
- Kyoto University Japan
- University of Sheffield United Kingdom
- Wellcome Trust United Kingdom
- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology United Kingdom
- Japan Science and Technology Agency Japan
Green Fluorescent Proteins, Dishevelled Proteins, Biological Transport, Active, DEVBIO, Genes, Insect, Microtubules, Models, Biological, Animals, Genetically Modified, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Cell Polarity, Membrane Proteins, Epithelial Cells, Adherens Junctions, Cadherins, Phosphoproteins, Frizzled Receptors, Microscopy, Electron, Mutation, CELLBIO, Drosophila, Developmental Biology
Green Fluorescent Proteins, Dishevelled Proteins, Biological Transport, Active, DEVBIO, Genes, Insect, Microtubules, Models, Biological, Animals, Genetically Modified, Animals, Drosophila Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Cell Polarity, Membrane Proteins, Epithelial Cells, Adherens Junctions, Cadherins, Phosphoproteins, Frizzled Receptors, Microscopy, Electron, Mutation, CELLBIO, Drosophila, Developmental Biology
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