کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4499631 | 1319039 | 2006 | 14 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Regulatory network for cell shape changes during Drosophila ventral furrow formation Regulatory network for cell shape changes during Drosophila ventral furrow formation](/preview/png/4499631.png)
Rapid and sequential cell shape changes take place during the formation of the ventral furrow (VF) at the beginning of Drosophila gastrulation. At the cellular level, this morphogenetic event demands close coordination of the proteins involved in actin cytoskeletal reorganization. In order to construct a regulatory network that describes these cell shape changes, we have used published genetic and molecular data for 18 genes encoding transcriptional regulators and signaling pathway components. Based on the dynamic behavior of this network we explored the hypothesis that the combination of three recognizable phenotypes describing wild type or mutant cell types, during VF invagination, correspond to different activation states of a specific set of these gene products, which are point attractors of the regulatory network. From our results, we recognize missing components in the regulatory network and suggest alternative pathways in the regulation of cell shape changes during VF formation.
Journal: Journal of Theoretical Biology - Volume 239, Issue 1, 7 March 2006, Pages 49–62