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Claudie Lamour-isnard
Suppressor of fused links Fused and Cubitus interruptus on the Hedgehog signalling pathway
0960-9822 doi: DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70227-1; The Hedgehog (Hh) family of signalling proteins [1] mediate inductive interactions either directly or by controlling the transcription of other secreted proteins through the action of Gli transcription factors, such as Cubitus interruptus (Ci) [2]. In Drosophila, the transcription of Hh targets requires the activation of the protein kinase Fused (Fu) and the inactivation of both Suppressor of fused (Su(fu)) and Costal-2 (Cos-2) [3]. Fu is required for Hh signalling in the embryo and in the wing imaginal disc and acts also as an antitumorigen in ovaries [4]. All fu– phenotypes are suppressed by the loss of function of Su(fu) [5]. Fu, Cos-2 a…
Modulation of Hedgehog target gene expression by the Fused serine-threonine kinase in wing imaginal discs
0925-4773 doi: DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(98)00130-0; The Fused (Fu) serine–threonine kinase and the Suppressor of fused (Su(fu)) product are part of the Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway both in embryos and in imaginal discs. In wing imaginal discs, the Hh signal induces Cubitus interruptus (Ci) accumulation and activates patched (ptc) and decapentaplegic (dpp) expression along the anterior/posterior (A/P) boundary. In this paper, we have examined the role of the Fu and Su(fu) proteins in the regulation of Hh target gene expression in wing imaginal discs, by using different classes of fu alleles and an amorphic Su(fu) mutation. We show that, at the A/P boundary, Fu kinase activity is involved …
The Suppressor of fused Gene Encodes a Novel PEST Protein Involved in Drosophila Segment Polarity Establishment
Abstract Suppressor of fused, Su(fu), was identified as a semi-dominant suppressor of the putative serine/threonine kinase encoded by the segment polarity gene fused in Drosophila melanogaster. The amorphic Su(fu) mutation is viable, shows a maternal effect and displays no phenotype by itself. Su(fu) mutations are often found associated to karmoisin (kar) mutations but two complementation groups can be clearly identified. By using a differential hybridization screening method, we have cloned the Su(fu) region and identified chromosomal rearrangements associated with Su(fu) mutations. Two classes of cDNAs with similar developmental patterns, including a maternal contribution, are detectable …