Founder myoblasts and fibre number during adult myogenesis inDrosophila
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- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Development
- Vol. 131 (15) , 3761-3772
- https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.01249
Abstract
We have examined the mechanisms underlying the setting of myotubes and choice of myotube number in adult Drosophila. We find that the pattern of adult myotubes is prefigured by a pattern of duf-lacZ-expressing myoblasts at appropriate locations. Selective expression of duf-lacZ in single myoblasts emerges from generalized, low-level expression in all adult myoblasts during the third larval instar. The number of founders, thus chosen, corresponds to the number of fibres in a muscle. In contrast to the embryo, the selection of individual adult founder cells during myogenesis does not depend on Notch-mediated lateral inhibition. Our results suggest a general mechanism by which multi-fibre muscles can be patterned.Keywords
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