The Drosophila learning and memory gene linotte encodes a putative receptor tyrosine kinase homologous to the human RYK gene product
- 21 August 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 370 (3) , 250-254
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(95)00847-3
Abstract
The linotte mutant was isolated on the basis of its learning and memory deficit. Interestingly, linotte individuals carrying a null mutation are viable, indicating that the linotte gene is not required for vital functions. We show here that the linotte gene encodes a putative receptor tyrosine kinase, homologous to the human protein RYK. These products are unique among receptor tyrosine kinases, since they possess a short extra cellular domain, and a modified intracellular catalytic domain. In particular, the subdomains directly involved in ATP binding and phosphotransfer reaction display remarkable variations. These results suggest that linotte is part of a novel signal transduction cascade involved in learning and memory.Keywords
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