Fig. 3. DRI is not involved in initiation of the glial cell fate or repression of
the neural cell fate decision in lateral glioblasts. (A) dri
expression in longitudinal glia of a stage 12 embryo (arrow). (B) Whole-mount
stage 12 dri1/dri2 embryo, derived from a
maternal dri1 homozygous germline clone, stained with
anti-REPO antibody. Loss of maternal and zygotic DRI does not interfere with
the early behaviour of the LG. (C) Wild-type stage 15 embryo stained with
anti-REPO antibody. (D) Ectopic expression of dri in the mesectoderm
using sim-GAL4 does not induce longitudinal glial cell fate
specification, as detected by anti-REPO staining (compare with C). (E) Ectopic
expression of dri in parasegments T2-A4 using Kr-GAL4
(between arrowheads) does not inhibit neural differentiation, as detected by
anti-ELAV antibody. (F) 22C10 antigen is correctly localized in a single
somatic muscle fibre in dri1/dri2 homozygotes
(arrowheads).