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Genetics, Vol 146, 939-949, Copyright © 1997
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Point Mutations Within and Outside the Homeodomain Identify Sequences Required for proboscipedia Homeotic Function in Drosophila
C. Benassayag, M. Boube, L. Seroude and D. L. Cribbs
Centre de Biologie du Developpement-CNRS, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France
The Drosophila homeotic gene proboscipedia (pb) encodes a homeodomain protein homologous to vertebrate HoxA2/B2 required for adult mouthparts formation. A transgenic Hsp70-pb (HSPB) element that rescues pb mutations also induces the dominant transformation of antennae to maxillary palps. To identify sequences essential to PB protein function, we screened for EMS-induced HSPB mutations leading to phenotypic reversion of the HSPB transformation. Ten revertants harbor identified point mutations in HSPB coding sequences. The point mutations that remove all detectable phenotypes in vivo reside either within the homeodomain or, more unexpectedly, in evolutionarily nonconserved regions outside the homeodomain. Two independent homeodomain mutations that change the highly conserved Arginine-5 in the N-terminal hinge show effects on adult eye development, suggesting a previously unsuspected role for Arg5 in functional specificity. Three additional revertant mutations outside the homeodomain reduce but do not abolish PB(+) activity, identifying protein elements that contribute quantitatively to pb function. This in vivo analysis shows that apart from the conserved motifs of PB, other elements throughout the protein make important contributions to homeotic function.
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