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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Erin Flynn
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9729 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Developmental biology 20071227 2
Myc oncoproteins are essential regulators of the growth and proliferation of mammalian cells. In Drosophila the single ortholog of Myc (dMyc), encoded by the dm gene, influences organismal size and the growth of both mitotic and endoreplicating cells. A null mutation in dm results in attenuated endoreplication and growth arrest early in larval development. Drosophila also contains a single ortholog of the mammalian Mad/Mnt transcriptional repressor proteins (dMnt), which is thought to antagonize ...[more]