Ja. Knoblich et al., CYCLIN-E CONTROLS S-PHASE PROGRESSION AND ITS DOWN-REGULATION DURING DROSOPHILA EMBRYOGENESIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE ARREST OF CELL-PROLIFERATION, Cell, 77(1), 1994, pp. 107-120
Most cells of the dorsal epidermis exit from the mitotic cycle after d
ivision 16 in Drosophila embryogenesis. This exit is dependent on the
down-regulation of Drosaphila cyclin E (DmcycE) during the final mitot
ic cycle. Ectopic expression of DmcycE after the final mitosis induces
entry into S phase and reaccumulation of G2 cyclins and results in pr
ogression through a complete additional cell cycle. Conversely, analys
es in DmcycE mutant embryos indicate that cyclin E is required for pro
gression through S phase of the mitotic cycle. Moreover, endoreplicati
on, which occurs in late wild-type embryos in the same pattern as Dmcy
cE expression, is not observed in the mutant embryos. Therefore, Droso
phila cyclin E, which forms a complex with the Dmcdc2c kinase, control
s progression through S phase and its down-regulation limits embryonic
proliferation.