Cellular NeuroscienceResearch PaperBunched specifically regulates α/β mushroom body neuronal cell proliferation during metamorphosis
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Fly strains
Strain P11459, a starter for P element mobilization, was obtained from the Bloomington stock center (Indiana University, Indiana, USA). P11459 has one P {EP} element (Rorth, 1996) inserted in the 18D11-12 region. w1118 Was used as a wild-type control. BL854 was used as an OK107-Gal4 driver.
Generation of mutant pools by P element–mediated mutagenesis
A P element line (P11459) that has the P element (Cooley et al., 1988) inserted in the X chromosome was used as a starter for P element mobilization. P elements were exposed to the P[Δ 2–3]99 B transposase
Isolation of a bun mutant by P element-induced mutagenesis
As climbing defects and reduced lifespan are commonly observed in fly mutants showing degeneration of adult neurons (Strauss and Heisenberg 1993, Cha et al 2005), these phenotypes are useful in identifying mutants with neuronal defects. To identify novel genes whose products function in the adult brain, we generated mutant pools and screened for locomotor defects and reduced lifespans (described in Experimental Procedures). Two mutant strains showed 30%–50% reductions in both locomotor activity
Discussion
MB neurons are all generated from four neuroblasts. The generation of each of the three types of neurons is characterized by their sequential, non-overlapping formation (Lee et al., 1999). The mechanism by which a single neuroblast generates three different types of MB neurons is a very interesting question. So far, most of the genes that have been identified as functioning in the MB are involved with all three types of neurons. bun is a unique gene, known to regulate neuroblast proliferation,
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by grant M10412000086-04N1200-08610 from the Korea Ministry of Science and Technology and R01-2006-000-10783 from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation to J.K.-H.
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