Baz/PAR3 is a key regulator of epithelial cell polarity (ECP). To identify proteins functioning with Baz, I completed a baz genetic interaction screen by localizing 15 GFP-tagged candidates. Then I tested the role of a top candidate, dASAP (Drosophila Arf GTPase-activating protein with SH3 domain, Ankyrin repeat and PH domain), in Drosophila ECP. To determine whether dASAP might interact with polarity players, I defined the localization of dASAP throughout embryogenesis with GFP-tagged proteins and an anti-dASAP antibody. To study how loss of dASAP function affects ECP, I generated a deletion allele by imprecise P-element excision. To evaluate how each of the six domains of dASAP contributes to its localization and functions, I generated constructs deleting each domain. I found associations between dASAP, actin and the apical domain. The six domains may act redundantly to localize dASAP, although interactions between domains may affect the degree of membrane association.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/25787 |
| Date | 11 January 2011 |
| Creators | Shao, Wei |
| Contributors | Harris, Tony |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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