Intracellular distribution of Dorsal in fat body cells.
A and B, immunohistochemistry staining revealed a substantial nuclear accumulation of Dorsal protein in droncΔA8 fat body cells. Images show the maximal projection of multiple confocal images. C–E, the enzymatic activity of Dronc plays an essential role in repressing spontaneous activation of the Toll/Dorsal cascade. The details are described in the text. The genotypes were Act5c-Gal4/+; droncΔA8/droncΔA8 (C); Act5c-Gal4/UAS-droncwt-FLAG; droncΔA8/droncΔA8 (D); and Act5c-Gal4/UAS-droncC318A; droncΔA8/droncΔA8 (E). F and G, immunohistochemical staining of Dorsal; spzrm7 and Toll10b (Tl10b) mutants were used as negative and positive controls, respectively. H, dorsal nuclear translocation in the fat bodies of other apoptosis-deficient mutants was observed to various extents. The penetrance of Dorsal nuclear staining among the tested larvae is indicated as a percentage in the top right corner of each panel. Scale bar, 20 μm.