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. 2019 Jan 24;10:411. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08334-7

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Usp7 regulates Hippo (Hpo) pathway though its deubiquitinase activity. a, b Wing discs expressing Fg-tagged usp7-ΔMATH were stained to show Fg tag (red) and diap1-lacZ (white in a) or ban-lacZ (white in b). Of note, overexpression of usp7-ΔMATH increased diap1-lacZ and ban-lacZ. c, d Wing discs expressing Fg-usp7-CA were stained to show Fg tag (red) and diap1-lacZ (white in c) or ban-lacZ (white in d). Of note, overexpression of usp7-CA decreased diap1-lacZ and ban-lacZ. e A wing disc simultaneous expressing usp7 RNA interference (RNAi) and Fg-usp7-CA was immunostained to show Fg (red) and ban-lacZ (white). Overexpression of Fg-usp7-CA could not restored the decreased ban-lacZ caused by usp7 knockdown. f Overexpression of Fg-usp7-ΔMATH effectively rescued the attenuation of ban-lacZ induced by usp7 knockdown. g Comparison of adult eye sizes from control flies (g-1), usp7 knockdown (g-2), usp7 overexpression (g-3), usp7-CA overexpression (g-4), and usp7-ΔMATH expression (g-5). Of note, knockdown of usp7 decreased eye size, whereas overexpression of usp7 or usp7-ΔMATH increased eye size. Overexpression of usp7-CA resulted in small eyes. Quantification analyses of the adult eyes were shown on right. h Comparison of adult eye sizes from control flies (h-1), usp7 knockdown (h-2), usp7 overexpression (h-3). Quantification analyses of the adult eyes were shown on right. Data are means ± SEM. n = 10 biological-independent eyes. **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001 by Student’s t-test. Scale bars: 50 μm for all wing discs (a-f), whereas 200 μm for all images (g, h)