The Arp2/3 complex and WASp are required for apical trafficking of Delta into microvilli during cell fate specification of sensory organ precursors
- 21 June 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature
- Vol. 11 (7), 815-824
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1888
Abstract
Cell fate decisions mediated by Notch signalling generally involve direct cell–cell contact between adjacent cells. A new Arp2/3-dependent actin structure directs the Notch ligand Delta to microvilli in signal-sending cells during sensory organ development in fly. Cell fate decisions mediated by the Notch signalling pathway require direct cell–cell contact between adjacent cells. In Drosophila melanogaster, an external sensory organ (ESO) develops from a single sensory organ precursor (SOP) and its fate specification is governed by differential Notch activation. Here we show that mutations in actin-related protein-3 (Arp3) compromise Notch signalling, leading to a fate transformation of the ESO. Our data reveal that during ESO fate specification, most endocytosed vesicles containing the ligand Delta traffic to a prominent apical actin-rich structure (ARS) formed in the SOP daughter cells. Using immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses, we show that the ARS contains numerous microvilli on the apical surface of SOP progeny. In Arp2/3 and WASp mutants, the surface area of the ARS is substantially reduced and there are significantly fewer microvilli. More importantly, trafficking of Delta-positive vesicles from the basal area to the apical portion of the ARS is severely compromised. Our data indicate that WASp-dependent Arp2/3 actin polymerization is crucial for apical presentation of Delta, providing a mechanistic link between actin polymerization and Notch signalling.This publication has 79 references indexed in Scilit:
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