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MAP kinase phosphorylation is dispensable for cell division,but required for cell growth in Drosophila
Authors:Neena Majumdar  Gerardo L Paez  Shivangi M Inamdar  Mitchell D'Rozario  Daniel R Marenda
Institution:1.Department of Biology; Drexel University; Philadelphia, PA USA;2.Department of Biological Sciences; University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA USA;3.Department of Biology; University of Michigan-Flint; Flint, MI USA;4.Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy; Drexel University College of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
Abstract:Proper activation of the Ras/MAPK pathway is broadly required during development, and in many cases, signal transduction downstream of the receptor is linear. Thus, different mechanisms exist to properly regulate the large number of specific developmental outputs that are required by the activation of this pathway. Previously, we have reported a regulated cytoplasmic sequestration of phosphorylated MAPK (pMAPK) in developing Drosophila compound eyes and wings “called MAPK Cytoplasmic Hold”. In the developing wing, we have shown that cytoplasmic hold promotes the differentiation of wing vein tissue, while pMAPK nuclear translocation regulates growth and division. We had also suggested that the Ras pathway signals for inducing cell growth and cell division split upstream of the nuclear translocation of MAPK itself. Here, we further refine the role of MAPK in Drosophila. We report evidence that suggests, for the first time, that the phosphorylation of MAPK is itself another step in the regulation of cell growth and division in both Drosophila wing and eye cells. We show that inhibition of MAPK phosphorylation, or pMAPK nuclear translocation, is sufficient to block cell growth, but not cell division. These data suggest that non-phosphorylated MAPK is sufficient to induce cell division, but not cell growth, once inside the nucleus of the cell.Key words: Drosophila, MAPK, growth, division, proliferation, phosphorylation
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