A DROSOPHILA PHOTORECEPTOR CELL-SPECIFIC PROTEIN, CALPHOTIN, BINDS CALCIUM AND CONTAINS A LEUCINE ZIPPER

作者:BALLINGER DG*; XUE NR; HARSHMAN KD
来源:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1993, 90(4): 1536-1540.
DOI:10.1073/pnas.90.4.1536

摘要

The calphotin protein, encoded by the calphotin (cap) gene, is expressed in the soma and axons of all Drosophila photoreceptor cells. It is expressed early in photoreceptor cell development, at the time when cell-type decisions are being made. Expression of calphotin is not altered by the glass mutation, which blocks photoreceptor cell development. The calphotin protein binds calcium and contains a long C-terminal leucine zipper. Potential implications of these properties are discussed.

  • 出版日期1993-2-15

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