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A normally attractive cell interaction is repulsive in two C. elegans mesodermal cell migration mutants.

M J Stern1, H R Horvitz

  • 1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.

Development (Cambridge, England)
|November 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Mutations in egl-15 and egl-17 genes cause sex myoblasts (SMs) to prematurely stop migrating in C. elegans. This occurs because the somatic gonad repels SMs, instead of attracting them as in wild-type worms.

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Area of Science:

  • Developmental biology
  • Cell migration
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Sex myoblasts (SMs) in C. elegans migrate to the gonad for egg-laying muscle formation.
  • Gonad-derived signals guide SM migration to precise final positions.
  • Previous research identified genes involved in SM migration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the roles of egl-15 and egl-17 genes in sex myoblast migration.
  • To understand the mechanisms underlying premature migration termination.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of C. elegans mutants with defects in egl-15 and egl-17.
  • Observation and characterization of sex myoblast migration patterns.
  • Investigating cell-cell interactions between SMs and somatic gonad cells.

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Main Results:

  • Mutations in egl-15 and egl-17 lead to premature termination of SM migration.
  • Mutant SMs are repelled by somatic gonad cells.
  • The same somatic gonad cells that attract SMs in wild-type animals cause repulsion in mutants.

Conclusions:

  • egl-15 and egl-17 are crucial for guiding sex myoblast migration.
  • These genes regulate the attractive or repulsive nature of gonad signals.
  • The study reveals a novel mechanism of cell migration guidance involving dual signaling roles.