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Drosophila Broad-Complex encodes a family of related proteins containing zinc fingers by DiBello, P.R, Withers, D.A, Bayer, C.A, Fristrom, J.W, Guild, G.M

“…The Broad-Complex (BR-C) is essential for metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster. This locus is coextensive with the 2B5 ecdysone-responsive early puff and…”
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Autosomal mutations affecting adhesion between wing surfaces in Drosophila melanogaster by Prout, M. (University of California, Berkeley, CA.), Damania, Z, Soong, J, Fristrom, D, Fristrom, J.W

“…Integrins are evolutionarily conserved transmembrane alpha,beta heterodimeric receptors involved in cell-to-matrix and cell-to-cell adhesions. In Drosophila…”
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Interactions and developmental effects of mutations in the broad-complex of Drosophila melanogaster by Kiss, I, Beaton, A.H, Tardiff, J, Fristrom, D, Fristrom, J.W

“…The 2B5 region on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster forms an early ecdysone puff at the end of the third larval instar. The region contains a complex…”
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Apical cell shape changes during Drosophila imaginal leg disc elongation: a novel morphogenetic mechanism by CONDIC, M. L, FRISTROM, D, FRISTROM, J. W

“…Imaginal discs of Drosophila are simple epithelial tissues that undergo dramatic changes in shape during metamorphosis, including elongation to form adult…”
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Blistered: a gene required for vein/intervein formation in wings of Drosophila by FRISTROM, D, GOTWALS, P, EATON, S, KORNBERG, T. B, STURTEVAN, M, BIER, E, FRISTROM, J. W

“…We have characterized the blistered (bs) locus phenotypically, genetically and developmentally using a set of new bs alleles. Mutant defects range from wings…”
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Talin Is Essential for Integrin Function in Drosophila by Brown, Nicholas H., Gregory, Stephen L., Rickoll, Wayne L., Fessler, Liselotte I., Prout, Mary, White, Robert A.H., Fristrom, James W.

“…We show that the Drosophila gene rhea, isolated because its wing blister phenotype is typical of mutants affecting integrin function, encodes talin. Embryos…”
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Gene within a gene: nested Drosophila genes encode unrelated proteins on opposite DNA strands by Henikoff, S, Keene, M A, Fechtel, K, Fristrom, J W

“…A pupal cuticle protein gene has been found within an intron of a Drosophila gene that encodes three purine pathway enzymatic activities. The intronic gene is…”
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The Pupal Cuticle of Drosophila: Biphasic Synthesis of Pupal Cuticle Proteins in Vivo and in vitro in Response to 20-Hydroxyecdysone by Doctor, John, Fristrom, Dianne, Fristrom, James W.

“…We investigated the synthesis and localization of Drosophila pupal cuticle proteins by immunochemical techniques using both a complex antiserum and monoclonal…”
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Three neighboring genes interact with the Broad-Complex and the Stubble-stubbloid locus to affect imaginal disc morphogenesis in Drosophila by Gotwals, P.J. (University of California, Berkeley, CA), Fristrom, J.W

“…The Broad-Complex (BR-C) is a complex regulatory locus at 2B-5 on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. The wild-type BR-C products are apparent…”
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Isolation of genes active during hormone-induced morphogenesis in Drosophila imaginal discs by Natzle, J E, Hammonds, A S, Fristrom, J W

“…Mass-isolated Drosophila imaginal discs cultured in vitro undergo morphogenesis (evagination) in response to the insect steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone. In…”
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Site-specific cleavage of basement membrane collagen IV during Drosophila metamorphosis by FESSLER, L. I, CONDIC, M. L, NELSON, R. E, FESSLER, J. H, FRISTROM, J. W

“…Breakdown of basement membranes is an important step in the controlled rearrangement of cells during metamorphosis, cell migration, and metastatic spread of…”
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switch in Broad-Complex zinc-finger isoform expression is regulated posttranscriptionally during the metamorphosis of Drosophila imaginal discs by Bayer, C.A, Holley, B, Fristrom, J.W

“…The Broad-Complex (BR-C) is a key member of the 20-hydroxyecdysone regulatory hierarchy that coordinates changes in gene expression during Drosophila…”
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The Pupal Cuticle of Drosophila: Differential Ultrastructural Immunolocalization of Cuticle Proteins by Wolfgang, William J., Fristrom, Dianne, Fristrom, James W.

“…Precise ultrastructural localization of Drosophila melanogaster pupal cuticle proteins (PCPs) was achieved by the immunogold labeling of frozen thin sections…”
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Prepupal differentiation of Drosophila imaginal discs: identification of four genes whose transcripts accumulate in response to a pulse of 20-hydroxyecdysone by Fechtel, K, Natzle, J.E, Brown, E.E, Fristrom, J.W

“…We have isolated and initially characterized a novel set of four genes expressed during the prepupal differentiation of imaginal discs of Drosophila…”
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Relationships between protein isoforms and genetic functions demonstrate functional redundancy at the Broad-Complex during Drosophila metamorphosis by Bayer, C A, von Kalm, L, Fristrom, J W

“…Metamorphosis in holometabolous insects is an ecdysone-dependent process by which the larval form is replaced by a reproductive, adult form. At the onset of…”
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Mutational Analysis of Stubble-stubbloid Gene Structure and Function in Drosophila Leg and Bristle Morphogenesis by Hammonds, Ann S, Fristrom, James W

“…The Stubble-stubbloid (Sb-sbd) gene is required for ecdysone-regulated epithelial morphogenesis of imaginal tissues during Drosophila metamorphosis. Mutations…”
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Dynamic Expression of Broad-Complex Isoforms Mediates Temporal Control of an Ecdysteroid Target Gene at the Onset of Drosophila Metamorphosis by Mugat, Bruno, Brodu, Véronique, Kejzlarova-Lepesant, Jana, Antoniewski, Christophe, Bayer, Cynthia A., Fristrom, James W., Lepesant, Jean-Antoine

“…Metamorphosis in Drosophila melanogaster is orchestrated by the steroid hormone ecdysone, which triggers a cascade of primary-response transcriptional…”
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Genetic interactions between the RhoA and Stubble-stubbloid loci suggest a role for a type II transmembrane serine protease in intracellular signaling during Drosophila imaginal disc morphogenesis by Bayer, Cynthia A, Halsell, Susan R, Fristrom, James W, Kiehart, Daniel P, von Kalm, Laurence

“…The Drosophila RhoA (Rho1) GTPase is essential for postembryonic morphogenesis of leg and wing imaginal discs. Mutations in RhoA enhance leg and wing defects…”
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Ecdysteroid Receptors in Imaginal Discs of Drosophila melanogaster by Yund, Mary Alice, King, David S., Fristrom, James W.

“…[3H]Ponasterone A (PNA) of high specific activity has been used to identify and begin characterization of ecdysteroid (formerly called ecdysone) receptors in…”
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Prepupal differentiation in Drosophila: distinct cell types elaborate a shared structure, the pupal cuticle, but accumulate transcripts in unique patterns by Fechtel, K, Fristrom, D K, Fristrom, J W

“…The components of the pupal cuticle are the main differentiation products synthesized by both the larval and adult epidermis during the prepupal period of…”
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