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Development, Vol 120, Issue 9 2511-2517, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ks1, an epithelial cell-specific gene, responds to early signals of head formation in Hydra

R Weinziger, LM Salgado, CN David and TC Bosch
Zoological Institute, University Munich, FRG.

As a molecular marker for head specification in Hydra, we have cloned an epithelial cell-specific gene which responds to early signals of head formation. The gene, designated ks1, encodes a 217-amino acid protein lacking significant sequence similarity to any known protein. KS1 contains a N-terminal signal sequence and is rich in charged residues which are clustered in several domains. ks1 is expressed in tentacle-specific epithelial cells (battery cells) as well as in a small fraction of ectodermal epithelial cells in the gastric region subjacent to the tentacles. Treatment with the protein kinase C activator 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) causes a rapid increase in the level of ks1 mRNA in head-specific epithelial cells and also induces ectopic ks1 expression in cells of the gastric region. Sequence elements in the 5'-flanking region of ks1 that are related to TPA-responsive elements may mediate the TPA inducibility of ks1 expression. The pattern of expression of ks1 suggests that a ligand-activated diacyglycerol second messenger system is involved in head-specific differentiation.


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