作者: Andrea Page-McCaw , Julia Serano , Joshua M. Santé , Gerald M. Rubin
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-5807(02)00400-8
关键词: Biology 、 Drosophila melanogaster 、 Matrix metalloproteinase 、 MMP2 、 Embryogenesis 、 Genetics 、 Cell biology 、 Mutant 、 Embryo 、 MMP1 、 Histolysis
摘要: The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) family is heavily implicated in many diseases, including cancer. developmental functions of these genes are not clear, however, because the >20 mammalian MMPs can be functionally redundant. Drosophila melanogaster has only two MMPs, which expressed embryos distinct patterns. We created mutations both genes: Mmp1 mutants have defects larval tracheal growth and pupal head eversion, Mmp2 tissue histolysis epithelial fusion during metamorphosis; neither required for embryonic development. Double also complete embryogenesis, represent first time, to our knowledge, that all been disrupted any organism. Thus, development, but, rather, remodeling.