Mosaic Drosophila wings reveal regional heterogeneity in the guidance of ectopic axons.
J Neurobiol
; 20(2): 55-68, 1989 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-2926385
In most studies of axon guidance in the peripheral tissues of insects, the ability of experimentally perturbed axons to pathfind was examined only along their normal pathways. This means that regions normally devoid of axons have not been sampled for their ability to influence axonal trajectories. To examine this question, we have induced the formation of single sensory neurons in a variety of abnormal locations in the developing wing of Drosophila and have examined the course taken by their axons. The axons of such ectopic neurons have a regionally varying tendency to grow in the normal, proximal direction. This proximal bias approaches 100% for neurons located in the distal part of vein L2 and 70% in distal vein L4 but falls to chance (50%) along vein L5. Thus, neurons forming in ectopic regions of the wing, especially those found near the normal axon pathways (veins L1 and L3), have a high probability of growing axons in the correct direction. We conclude that information relevant to axon outgrowth is not restricted to the normal pathways. Whether this information is intrinsic or extrinsic to the neurons, and why its strength shows such conspicuous regional variation, awaits further study.
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Axônios
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Asas de Animais
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Drosophila
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Mosaicismo
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Neurônios Aferentes
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Guideline
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Animals
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J Neurobiol
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article
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Estados Unidos