Expression profiling in the Drosophila eye reveals unexpected repression of Notch signaling by the JAK/STAT pathway
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ABSTRACT: Although the JAK/STAT pathway regulates numerous processes in vertebrates and invertebrates through modulating transcription, its functionally-relevant transcriptional targets remain largely unknown. With one jak and one stat (stat92E), Drosophila provides a powerful system for finding new JAK/STAT target genes. Genome-wide expression profiling on eye discs in which Stat92E is hyperactivated, revealed 584 differentially-regulated genes, including known targets domeless, socs36E and wingless. Other differentially-regulated genes (chinmo, lama, Mo25, Imp-L2, Serrate, Delta) were validated and may represent new Stat92E targets. Genetic experiments revealed that Stat92E cell-autonomously represses Serrate, which encodes a Notch ligand. Loss of Stat92E led to de-repression of Serrate in the dorsal eye, resulting in ectopic Notch signaling and aberrant eye growth there. Thus, our micro-array documents a new Stat92E target gene and a previously-unidentified inhibitory action of Stat92E on Notch signaling. These data suggest that this study will be a useful resource for the identification of additional Stat92E targets. Identification of the JAK/STAT pathway target genes in the Drosophila eye disc Keywords: Genotype comparison
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE15868 | GEO | 2009/08/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA116973
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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