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| Citation | Hakeda-Suzuki, S., Ng, J., Tzu, J., Dietzl, G., Sun, Y., Harms, M., Nardine, T., Luo, L., Dickson, B.J. (2002). Rac function and regulation during Drosophila development. Nature 416(6879): 438--442. (Export to RIS) | ||
| FlyBase ID | FBrf0147166 | ||
| Publication Type | Research paper | ||
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| PubMed ID | 11919634 | ||
| PubMed Abstract | Rac GTPases regulate the actin cytoskeleton to control changes in cell shape. To date, the analysis of Rac function during development has relied heavily on the use of dominant mutant isoforms. Here, we use loss-of-function mutations to show that the three Drosophila Rac genes, Rac1, Rac2 and Mtl, have overlapping functions in the control of epithelial morphogenesis, myoblast fusion, and axon growth and guidance. They are not required for the establishment of planar cell polarity, as had been suggested on the basis of studies using dominant mutant isoforms. The guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Trio, is essential for Rac function in axon growth and guidance, but not for epithelial morphogenesis or myoblast fusion. Different Rac activators thus act in different developmental processes. The specific cellular response to Rac activation may be determined more by the upstream activator than the specific Rac protein involved. | ||
| BIOSIS ID | 2002.430212 | ||
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| Language of Publication | English | ||
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| Publication Type | Journal | ||
| Abbreviation | Nature | ||
| Title | Nature | ||
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| Publication Year | 1869- | ||
| ISBN/ISSN | 0028-0836 | ||
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