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. 1995 Oct 24;92(22):10344–10348. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.22.10344

Identification of a Drosophila muscle development gene with structural homology to mammalian early growth response transcription factors.

J C Lee 1, K VijayRaghavan 1, S E Celniker 1, M A Tanouye 1
PMCID: PMC40793  PMID: 7479781

Abstract

In Drosophila, stripe (sr) gene function is required for normal muscle development. Some mutations disrupt embryonic muscle development and are lethal. Other mutations cause total loss of only a single muscle in the adult. Molecular analysis shows that sr encodes a predicted protein containing a zinc finger motif. This motif is homologous to the DNA binding domains encoded by members of the early growth response (egr) gene family. In mammals, expression of egr genes is induced by intercellular signals, and there is evidence for their role in many developmental events. The identification of sr as an egr gene and its pattern of expression suggest that it functions in muscle development via intercellular communication.

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