Loss of Notch pathway activity reveals the existence of a proneural band in the notum. Tobias Troost Markus Schneider Thomas Klein 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004911.g003 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Loss_of_Notch_pathway_activity_reveals_the_existence_of_a_proneural_band_in_the_notum_/1286611 <p>The red and yellow arrows in various panels point to regions (PNP/ASA and DC/SC) where the cells adopted the SOP fate latest. (A) Expression pattern of <i>sca</i>-lacZ in the notum of a late third instar wing disc. The arrows point to the region with low expression between the PNCs. (B–D) The comparison of <i>sca</i>-lacZ with the expression of the DC-E confirmed that <i>sca</i> is expressed also between PNCs (arrows). (E) Expression of <i>sca</i>-lacZ is elevated between PNCs in <i>mib1</i> mutant disc causing some PNCs to fuse (arrows, compare with (A)). (F) Pattern of the SOPs in the disc shown in (E). The arrowhead highlights an ectopic SOP. (G, H) Expression of the early SOP marker E(spl)m8SM in wt (G) and <i>mib1</i> mutant discs (H). (I–K) In the absence of <i>Psn</i> function, the regions between the PNC up-regulate the expression of <i>sca</i>-lacZ and eventually form of a band-like region at 2 h apf. The vast majority express Hnt and <i>sca</i>-lacZ, indicating that they became SOPs. (L-N) The same is observed in <i>nic</i> mutant wing discs. The duplicated white and yellow arrows in (L) highlight the duplication of the proneural band caused by a wing to notum transformation often observed in these mutants. White scale bar 50µm; cyan scale bar: 10µm.</p> 2015-01-08 03:28:21 Notch pathway proneural genes transcriptional feedback loop bHLH protein Daughterless proneural state SOP selection imaginal disc cells Sensory Organ Precursor proneural activity inhibition model organ precursor cell pnc